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