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