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