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.
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
November Moth
(Regular)
Pale November Moth
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Regular)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Very unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Regular)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very unusual)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Red-line Quaker
(Regular)
Brick
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Unusual)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Unusual)
Dun-bar
(Unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Unusual)
Merveille du Jour
(Very unusual)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Very unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Regular)