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
(Unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Satin Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Plain Wave
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Frequent)
Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
Birch Mocha
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Unusual)
Red Carpet
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Regular)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Scallop Shell
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Pretty Pinion
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Regular)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Peacock Moth
(Unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Bordered Grey
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Unusual)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Regular)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Regular)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Silver Hook
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Straw Underwing
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very unusual)
Saltern Ear
(Very unusual)
Large Ear
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Northern Arches
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Regular)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Double Dart
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Regular)
Double Square-spot
(Regular)
Gothic
(Very unusual)