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.
Orange Swift
(Very unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Plain Wave
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark Spinach
(Very unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Broom-tip
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Regular)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Unusual)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Regular)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Regular)
Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Regular)
Brick
(Very unusual)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Regular)
Dun-bar
(Frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Suspected
(Very unusual)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Black Rustic
(Unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Unusual)
Coast Dart
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Frequent)
Cousin German
(Very unusual)