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