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