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