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.
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Very frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Gem
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Crescent
(Frequent)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Infrequent)
Vestal
(Infrequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Regular)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Infrequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Infrequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Mottled Umber
(Regular)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Garden Tiger
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Regular)
Haworth's Minor
(Infrequent)
Saltern Ear
(Infrequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Infrequent)
Brick
(Infrequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Infrequent)
Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Infrequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Regular)
White-speck
(Regular)
Pearly Underwing
(Regular)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Infrequent)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Autumnal Rustic
(Regular)