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 Unlikely', or for beginners 'Unlikely' against them should be verified with your CMR.
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Pale Eggar
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very frequent)
Treble-bar
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Anomalous
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Saltern Ear
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very frequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Coast Dart
(Very frequent)
White-line Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Very frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Orange Swift
(Regular)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Satin Lutestring
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Plain Wave
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Barred Carpet
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Bordered Grey
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Regular)
Rustic
(Frequent)
Old Lady
(Regular)
Straw Underwing
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Northern Arches
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Regular)
Flounced Chestnut
(Frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Frequent)
Brindled Green
(Frequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Archer's Dart
(Frequent)
Square-spotted Clay
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Regular)
Angle-barred Pug
(Regular)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Annulet
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Buff Footman
(Regular)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Ear Moth
(Regular)
Flounced Rustic
(Regular)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Infrequent)
Smoky Wave
(Infrequent)
Cream Wave
(Infrequent)
Juniper Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Infrequent)
Scallop Shell
(Infrequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Green Pug
(Infrequent)
Peacock Moth
(Infrequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Infrequent)
Willow Beauty
(Infrequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Infrequent)
Vapourer
(Infrequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Common Footman
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Infrequent)
Shark
(Infrequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Large Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Infrequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Infrequent)
Campion
(Infrequent)
Clay
(Infrequent)
Northern Rustic
(Infrequent)