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.
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Poplar Lutestring
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Carpet
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Barred Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Very frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Treble-bar
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Bordered Grey
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Very frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Shark
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Uncertain
(Very frequent)
Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Double Lobed
(Very frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
White-line Dart
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Archer's Dart
(Very frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Regular)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Dark Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Scallop Shell
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Thyme Pug
(Frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Frequent)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Regular)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Common Footman
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Regular)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
Flame
(Regular)
Dotted Rustic
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Single-dotted Wave
(Regular)
Beautiful Carpet
(Regular)
May Highflyer
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Satin Beauty
(Regular)
Common Heath
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Puss Moth
(Regular)
Sallow Kitten
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Regular)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Regular)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Regular)
Crinan Ear
(Regular)
Cloaked Minor
(Regular)
Grey Arches
(Regular)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Emperor Moth
(Infrequent)
Striped Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Smoky Wave
(Infrequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Infrequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Infrequent)
Peacock Moth
(Infrequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Infrequent)
Large Emerald
(Infrequent)
Small Chocolate-tip
(Infrequent)
Buff Footman
(Infrequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Confused
(Infrequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Infrequent)
Dun-bar
(Infrequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Heath Rustic
(Infrequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Infrequent)