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 unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
Birch Mocha
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Very unusual)
Streamer
(Frequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Unusual)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Mottled Grey
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Very unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Regular)
Satyr Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Peacock Moth
(Unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Regular)
Scorched Wing
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Regular)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Dotted Border
(Very unusual)
Grey Birch
(Unusual)
Common Heath
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Frequent)
Little Emerald
(Very unusual)
Puss Moth
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Scarce Prominent
(Unusual)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Unusual)
Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Silver Hook
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Regular)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Early Grey
(Unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Pine Beauty
(Unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Small Quaker
(Very unusual)
Powdered Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Regular)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Regular)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)