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.
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(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)
Streamer
(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)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(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)
Grey Birch
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very frequent)
Puss Moth
(Very frequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Early Grey
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Pine Beauty
(Frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Poplar Lutestring
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Cream Wave
(Frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Seraphim
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Little Emerald
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Silver Hook
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Small Quaker
(Frequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Regular)
Red Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Regular)
Mottled Grey
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Infrequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Infrequent)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Infrequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Regular)
Larch Pug
(Infrequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Regular)
Broom-tip
(Infrequent)
Orange Underwing
(Infrequent)
Magpie Moth
(Infrequent)
Purple Thorn
(Infrequent)
Pale Brindled Beauty
(Infrequent)
Dotted Border
(Infrequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Infrequent)
Small Chocolate-tip
(Infrequent)
Clouded Buff
(Infrequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Regular)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Infrequent)
Uncertain
(Infrequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Infrequent)
Dark Arches
(Infrequent)
Common Rustic
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Infrequent)
Heart and Dart
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Small Square-spot
(Infrequent)
Green Arches
(Infrequent)