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
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Regular)
Ghost Moth
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Regular)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Satin Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Plain Wave
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Unusual)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark Spinach
(Very unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Unusual)
Broom-tip
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Rannoch Looper
(Very unusual)
Barred Umber
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
Speckled Yellow
(Very unusual)
Lunar Thorn
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Willow Beauty
(Regular)
Satin Beauty
(Unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Common Heath
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Very unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Regular)
Black Mountain Moth
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Common Footman
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Regular)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Unusual)
Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Poplar Grey
(Very unusual)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Straw Underwing
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Regular)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Regular)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very unusual)
Gothic
(Very unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)