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