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.
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
November Moth
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Anomalous
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Saltern Ear
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Very frequent)
Brindled Green
(Very frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very frequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
White-line Dart
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Very frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Pale Eggar
(Frequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Frequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Regular)
Juniper Carpet
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Regular)
Pale November Moth
(Regular)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Frequent)
Treble-bar
(Regular)
Streak
(Regular)
Magpie Moth
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Snout
(Frequent)
Vapourer
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Crinan Ear
(Frequent)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Brick
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Regular)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Regular)
Brindled Ochre
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Infrequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Satin Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Fox Moth
(Infrequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Riband Wave
(Infrequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Yellow Shell
(Infrequent)
Barred Yellow
(Infrequent)
Slender-striped Rufous
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Clouded Border
(Infrequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Infrequent)
Bordered Grey
(Infrequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Herald
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Buff Footman
(Infrequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Infrequent)
Gold Spot
(Infrequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Infrequent)
Uncertain
(Infrequent)
Frosted Orange
(Infrequent)
Ear Moth
(Regular)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Northern Arches
(Infrequent)
Orange Sallow
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Hedge Rustic
(Infrequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Infrequent)
Coast Dart
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Infrequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Six-striped Rustic
(Regular)