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 unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
Birch Mocha
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Unusual)
Shoulder Stripe
(Very unusual)
Streamer
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Regular)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Mottled Grey
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Regular)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Unusual)
Peacock Moth
(Unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Purple Thorn
(Unusual)
Brindled Beauty
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Unusual)
Dotted Border
(Very unusual)
Grey Birch
(Very unusual)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Unusual)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Unusual)
Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Poplar Grey
(Very unusual)
Early Grey
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Pine Beauty
(Frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Glaucous Shears
(Frequent)
Shears
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Unusual)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)