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
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Regular)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Plain Wave
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Red Carpet
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Regular)
Magpie Moth
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Unusual)
Bordered Beauty
(Frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Regular)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Scotch Annulet
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Snout
(Frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Frequent)
Crescent
(Regular)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Unusual)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Northern Arches
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Rosy Minor
(Unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Unusual)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Coast Dart
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Frequent)
Archer's Dart
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Unusual)
Green Arches
(Very unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Regular)
Heath Rustic
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Regular)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very unusual)