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.
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Unusual)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very unusual)
Streamer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Mottled Grey
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Netted Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very unusual)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Puss Moth
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Brown Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Brindled Ochre
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Pine Beauty
(Very unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Glaucous Shears
(Frequent)
Shears
(Regular)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Marbled Coronet
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Unusual)