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
(Very frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(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)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Very frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Thyme Pug
(Very frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Shark
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very frequent)
Heart and 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)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Oblique Carpet
(Frequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Treble-bar
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Scotch Annulet
(Frequent)
Puss Moth
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Regular)
Iron Prominent
(Frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Regular)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Silver Hook
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Archer's Dart
(Frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Regular)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Regular)
Water Carpet
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Small Purple-barred
(Regular)
Coronet
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Grey Arches
(Regular)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Gold Swift
(Infrequent)
Emperor Moth
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Infrequent)
Birch Mocha
(Infrequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Streamer
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Infrequent)
Small Phoenix
(Infrequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Larch Pug
(Infrequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Infrequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Infrequent)
Scorched Wing
(Infrequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Infrequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Infrequent)
Small Chocolate-tip
(Infrequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Infrequent)
Common Footman
(Infrequent)
Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Rustic
(Infrequent)
Small Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Infrequent)
Double Lobed
(Infrequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Infrequent)
Common Wainscot
(Infrequent)
White-line Dart
(Infrequent)
Dotted Rustic
(Infrequent)
Double Dart
(Infrequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Infrequent)
Least Black Arches
(Infrequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Infrequent)