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)
Ghost Moth
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Unusual)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Barred Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Frequent)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very unusual)
Bordered Grey
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Unusual)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Scotch Annulet
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Snout
(Frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very unusual)
Scarce Silver Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Uncertain
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Frequent)
Crescent
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Saltern Ear
(Very unusual)
Large Ear
(Regular)
Crinan Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Sallow
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Very unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
White-line Dart
(Very frequent)
Archer's Dart
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very unusual)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Dotted Rustic
(Very unusual)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Regular)
Heath Rustic
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)