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.
Orange Swift
(Very unusual)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Regular)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Unusual)
Streak
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Bordered Beauty
(Frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Regular)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Very unusual)
Annulet
(Very unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Snout
(Frequent)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Unusual)
Common Footman
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Anomalous
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Very unusual)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Straw Underwing
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Regular)
Crescent
(Regular)
Frosted Orange
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Ear
(Very unusual)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Lyme Grass
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Northern Arches
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Regular)
Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Unusual)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Unusual)
Dun-bar
(Unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Suspected
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Regular)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Very unusual)
Portland Moth
(Very unusual)
Coast Dart
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Frequent)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Regular)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)