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.
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
Satin Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Smoky 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)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Very frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Green Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Treble-bar
(Very frequent)
Broom-tip
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Very frequent)
Black Mountain Moth
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Common Footman
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(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)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Shark
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Very frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very frequent)
White-line Dart
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(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)
Double Dart
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Orange Swift
(Frequent)
Poplar Lutestring
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Regular)
Plain Wave
(Frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Frequent)
July Belle
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Spinach
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Frequent)
Heath Rivulet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Slender Pug
(Frequent)
Cloaked Pug
(Frequent)
Marsh Pug
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Larch Pug
(Frequent)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Regular)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Regular)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Frequent)
Rannoch Looper
(Frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Poplar Grey
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Frequent)
Straw Underwing
(Regular)
Crescent
(Regular)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Double Lobed
(Regular)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Broad-barred White
(Regular)
Archer's Dart
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Frequent)
Goat Moth
(Regular)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Regular)
Brown Silver-line
(Regular)
Barred Umber
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Regular)
Small Purple-barred
(Regular)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Beautiful Brocade
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
Coast Dart
(Regular)
Heath Rustic
(Regular)
Northern Dart
(Regular)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Infrequent)
Fox Moth
(Infrequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dingy Shell
(Infrequent)
Latticed Heath
(Infrequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Infrequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Infrequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Infrequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Infrequent)
Silver Hook
(Infrequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
Anomalous
(Infrequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Uncertain
(Infrequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Infrequent)
Large Ear
(Infrequent)
Lyme Grass
(Infrequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Infrequent)
Confused
(Infrequent)
Northern Arches
(Infrequent)
Suspected
(Infrequent)
Brindled Green
(Infrequent)
Grey Chi
(Infrequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Infrequent)
Pine Beauty
(Infrequent)
Hebrew Character
(Infrequent)
Shears
(Infrequent)
Crescent Dart
(Infrequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Infrequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Infrequent)