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.
Poplar Lutestring
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very frequent)
Puss Moth
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Shark
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Streamer
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
Netted Pug
(Regular)
Thyme Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Iron Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Small Chocolate-tip
(Frequent)
Herald
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Early Grey
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Lunar Thorn
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Mottled Rustic
(Regular)
Pale Pinion
(Regular)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Flame
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Infrequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Infrequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Peacock Moth
(Infrequent)
Grey Birch
(Infrequent)
Common Wave
(Infrequent)
Barred Red
(Infrequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Infrequent)
Straw Dot
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Garden Tiger
(Infrequent)
Burnished Brass
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Infrequent)
Brown Rustic
(Infrequent)
Dark Arches
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Infrequent)
Lychnis
(Infrequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Infrequent)
White-speck
(Infrequent)
Purple Clay
(Infrequent)