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)
Goat Moth
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Satin Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Very frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Frequent)
Larch Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Very frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Broom-tip
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Purple Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Grey Birch
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(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)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble 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)
Ruby Tiger
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Very frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Shark
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(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)
Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Very frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(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)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Frequent)
Cream Wave
(Frequent)
July Belle
(Frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Streamer
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Marsh Pug
(Frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Frequent)
Treble-bar
(Regular)
Seraphim
(Frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Frequent)
Rannoch Looper
(Regular)
Barred Umber
(Regular)
Black Mountain Moth
(Regular)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Frequent)
Grass Wave
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Herald
(Frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Frequent)
Common Footman
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Silver Hook
(Frequent)
Poplar Grey
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Frequent)
Grey Arches
(Frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Regular)
Shoulder Stripe
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Regular)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
Bordered Beauty
(Regular)
Red-necked Footman
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Regular)
Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Oak Nycteoline
(Regular)
Orange Swift
(Infrequent)
Emperor Moth
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Infrequent)
Plain Wave
(Infrequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Small White Wave
(Infrequent)
Small Yellow Wave
(Infrequent)
Brindled Pug
(Infrequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Infrequent)
Willow Beauty
(Infrequent)
Satin Beauty
(Infrequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Infrequent)
Puss Moth
(Infrequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Infrequent)
Gold Spot
(Infrequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Infrequent)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Infrequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Infrequent)
Common Rustic
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Dun-bar
(Infrequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Infrequent)
Pine Beauty
(Infrequent)
Clouded Drab
(Infrequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Infrequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Double Dart
(Infrequent)