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