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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.

 

 

Scalloped Hook-tip
(Unusual)
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Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
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Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
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Poplar Lutestring
(Very unusual)
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Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
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Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
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Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
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Emperor Moth
(Unusual)
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Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
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Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
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Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
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Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
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Birch Mocha
(Very unusual)
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Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
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Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
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Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
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Silver-ground Carpet
(Unusual)
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Common Carpet
(Very unusual)
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Shoulder Stripe
(Regular)
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Streamer
(Very frequent)
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May Highflyer
(Unusual)
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Ruddy Highflyer
(Very unusual)
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Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
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Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
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Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
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Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
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Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
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Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
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Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
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Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
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Mottled Grey
(Unusual)
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Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
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Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
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Rivulet
(Very unusual)
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Sandy Carpet
(Regular)
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Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
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Foxglove Pug
(Unusual)
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Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
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Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
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Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
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Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
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Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
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Ochreous Pug
(Regular)
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Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Regular)
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Satyr Pug
(Unusual)
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Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
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Common Pug
(Frequent)
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Broom-tip
(Unusual)
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Seraphim
(Unusual)
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Early Tooth-striped
(Frequent)
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Clouded Border
(Unusual)
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Peacock Moth
(Unusual)
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Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
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Netted Mountain Moth
(Very unusual)
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Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
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Barred Umber
(Very unusual)
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Scorched Wing
(Unusual)
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Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
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Speckled Yellow
(Regular)
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Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
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Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
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Purple Thorn
(Frequent)
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Brindled Beauty
(Frequent)
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Rannoch Brindled Beauty
(Very unusual)
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Peppered Moth
(Regular)
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Grey Birch
(Regular)
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Common Heath
(Frequent)
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Bordered White
(Very unusual)
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Common White Wave
(Unusual)
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Common Wave
(Unusual)
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Barred Red
(Very unusual)
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Puss Moth
(Very unusual)
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Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
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Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
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Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
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Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
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Scarce Prominent
(Regular)
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Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
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Herald
(Unusual)
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Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
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Small Purple-barred
(Unusual)
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Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
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Spectacle
(Very unusual)
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Silver Y
(Very unusual)
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Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
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Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
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Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
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Light Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
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Knot Grass
(Regular)
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Early Grey
(Unusual)
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Brown Rustic
(Unusual)
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Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
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Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
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Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
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Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Unusual)
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Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
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Chestnut
(Unusual)
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Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
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Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
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Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
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Dark Brocade
(Unusual)
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Pine Beauty
(Unusual)
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Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
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Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
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Small Quaker
(Unusual)
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Lead-coloured Drab
(Very unusual)
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Powdered Quaker
(Very unusual)
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Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
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Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Very unusual)
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Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
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Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
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Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
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Glaucous Shears
(Unusual)
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Shears
(Very unusual)
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Lychnis
(Very unusual)
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Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
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Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
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Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
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Flame Shoulder
(Unusual)
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Red Chestnut
(Regular)
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Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
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Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)
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Oak Nycteoline
(Very unusual)
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