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.
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Welsh Clearwing
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Regular)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Satin Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Fox Moth
(Unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Plain Wave
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Unusual)
Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
Birch Mocha
(Regular)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Unusual)
Streamer
(Unusual)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Regular)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Unusual)
Barred Straw
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Marsh Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Regular)
Satyr Pug
(Unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Unusual)
Dark Tussock
(Regular)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Regular)
Garden Tiger
(Regular)
Four-dotted Footman
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Small Purple-barred
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Poplar Grey
(Very unusual)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Lyme Grass
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Regular)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Unusual)
Light Arches
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Pine Beauty
(Very unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Unusual)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Grey Arches
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Clay
(Very unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Regular)
Archer's Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Regular)
Least Black Arches
(Very unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)