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.
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Poplar Lutestring
(Frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Pale Eggar
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
July Belle
(Very frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very frequent)
Red Carpet
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(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)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Treble-bar
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Very frequent)
Annulet
(Very frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Common Footman
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Straw Underwing
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Lyme Grass
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
White-line Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Orange Swift
(Regular)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
Plain Wave
(Frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Frequent)
Cream Wave
(Frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Beautiful Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Regular)
Peacock Moth
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Regular)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Poplar Grey
(Frequent)
Shark
(Frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Regular)
Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Regular)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Northern Arches
(Frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Archer's Dart
(Frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Frequent)
Satin Lutestring
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Blood-Vein
(Infrequent)
May Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Infrequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Infrequent)
Marsh Pug
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Infrequent)
Larch Pug
(Regular)
Valerian Pug
(Infrequent)
Common Pug
(Infrequent)
Barred Umber
(Infrequent)
Common Heath
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
Coronet
(Infrequent)
Mouse Moth
(Infrequent)
Uncertain
(Infrequent)
Old Lady
(Regular)
Rosy Rustic
(Regular)
Large Ear
(Infrequent)
Confused
(Infrequent)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Infrequent)
Dun-bar
(Infrequent)
Pine Beauty
(Infrequent)
Nutmeg
(Infrequent)
Shears
(Regular)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
Garden Dart
(Infrequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Regular)