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