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.
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
November Moth
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very frequent)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Vapourer
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Anomalous
(Very frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Orange Sallow
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Brick
(Very frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Very frequent)
Brindled Green
(Very frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(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)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Very frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Larch Pug
(Regular)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Regular)
Mottled Umber
(Regular)
Dotted Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Common Footman
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Ear Moth
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Regular)
Pale Pinion
(Regular)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Regular)
Double Square-spot
(Regular)
Plain Clay
(Frequent)
Poplar Lutestring
(Regular)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Treble-bar
(Regular)
September Thorn
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Burnished Brass
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Regular)
Sword-grass
(Regular)
White-line Dart
(Regular)
Pale Eggar
(Infrequent)
Northern Eggar
(Infrequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
Vestal
(Infrequent)
Barred Yellow
(Infrequent)
Phoenix
(Infrequent)
Slender-striped Rufous
(Infrequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Infrequent)
Currant Pug
(Infrequent)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Broom-tip
(Infrequent)
August Thorn
(Infrequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Infrequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Infrequent)
Buff-tip
(Infrequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Poplar Grey
(Infrequent)
Shark
(Infrequent)
Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Small Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Old Lady
(Infrequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Infrequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Infrequent)
Lychnis
(Infrequent)
Heart and Dart
(Infrequent)
Archer's Dart
(Infrequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Infrequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Infrequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Infrequent)