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)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Birch Mocha
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Very unusual)
Shoulder Stripe
(Unusual)
Streamer
(Regular)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Regular)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Mottled Grey
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Satyr Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Regular)
Purple Thorn
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Unusual)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Very unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Unusual)
Puss Moth
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Early Grey
(Regular)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Brindled Ochre
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Pine Beauty
(Very unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Small Quaker
(Very unusual)
Powdered Quaker
(Frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Frequent)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Marbled Coronet
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Very unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)