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.
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Satin Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Very frequent)
Cream Wave
(Very frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot 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)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Very frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Black Mountain Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Silver Hook
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Coronet
(Very frequent)
Shark
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(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)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Frequent)
Poplar Lutestring
(Frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Treble-bar
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Herald
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Regular)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Frequent)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Regular)
Poplar Grey
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Northern Arches
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Regular)
Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Regular)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Double Dart
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Streamer
(Regular)
Scallop Shell
(Regular)
Marsh Pug
(Regular)
Ochreous Pug
(Regular)
Thyme Pug
(Regular)
Scalloped Oak
(Regular)
Grey Birch
(Regular)
Small Chocolate-tip
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Common Quaker
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Regular)
Oak Nycteoline
(Regular)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Plain Wave
(Infrequent)
Vestal
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Barred Straw
(Infrequent)
Slender Pug
(Infrequent)
Brindled Pug
(Infrequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Infrequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Infrequent)
Valerian Pug
(Infrequent)
Broom-tip
(Infrequent)
Little Emerald
(Infrequent)
Puss Moth
(Infrequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Infrequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Infrequent)
Gold Spangle
(Infrequent)
Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Infrequent)
Small Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Common Rustic
(Infrequent)
Pine Beauty
(Infrequent)
Nutmeg
(Infrequent)
Common Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Archer's Dart
(Infrequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Infrequent)
Gothic
(Infrequent)