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.
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very frequent)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Anomalous
(Very frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Ear Moth
(Very frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Brick
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
White-line Dart
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very frequent)
Pale Eggar
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Beech-green Carpet
(Frequent)
November Moth
(Regular)
Slender-striped Rufous
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Herald
(Frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Vapourer
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Old Lady
(Regular)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Frequent)
Sword-grass
(Regular)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Frequent)
Brindled Green
(Frequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Regular)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Regular)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Regular)
September Thorn
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Burnished Brass
(Regular)
Crinan Ear
(Regular)
Large Wainscot
(Regular)
Orange Sallow
(Regular)
Garden Dart
(Regular)
Archer's Dart
(Regular)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Six-striped Rustic
(Regular)
Double Square-spot
(Regular)
Oak Nycteoline
(Regular)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Infrequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Infrequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Infrequent)
Barred Straw
(Infrequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Small Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Annulet
(Infrequent)
Garden Tiger
(Infrequent)
Gold Spangle
(Infrequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Infrequent)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Infrequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Infrequent)
Dun-bar
(Infrequent)
Grey Arches
(Infrequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Infrequent)
Portland Moth
(Infrequent)
Coast Dart
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)