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
(Frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Very unusual)
July Belle
(Unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Scalloped Oak
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Confused
(Unusual)
Northern Arches
(Very unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Regular)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Green Arches
(Unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)