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