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