Moths of the Month (Adult Macros)
The National Moth Recording Scheme's database has records for each of the species for a vice county for a given month. The photographs are taken from the Scottish County Moth Recorders' Voucher Archive. If the Archive has a photo of the species for the Vice County then that will be shown, otherwise a photo from another Scottish VC will display.
A simple algorithm has been used to provide an indication of abundance of the species in that month (not of its abundance generally) for records since January 2000. This has been based on the number of records (not the counts within records) that the moth has for that month in that VC compared to the
total counts for that VC in that month for all species. Some inappropriate categories may therefore be shown, but any species with 'Very Unusual, or for beginners 'Unusual' against them should be checked with your CMR.
Common Swift
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
Birch Mocha
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Shoulder Stripe
(Unusual)
Streamer
(Frequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Netted Pug
(Very unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Peacock Moth
(Very unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Regular)
Scorched Wing
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Grey Birch
(Very unusual)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Unusual)
Puss Moth
(Regular)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Herald
(Unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Regular)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Unusual)
Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Silver Hook
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Regular)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Early Grey
(Regular)
Brown Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Brindled Ochre
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Pine Beauty
(Unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Regular)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Frequent)
Grey
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Regular)