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 frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Regular)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Poplar Lutestring
(Unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Unusual)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Thyme Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
Satyr Pug
(Frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Peacock Moth
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Unusual)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Scotch Annulet
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Frequent)
Puss Moth
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Regular)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Regular)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Silver Hook
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Shark
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Unusual)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very unusual)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)