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