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
(Frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Barred Straw
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Unusual)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Confused
(Unusual)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Nutmeg
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Gothic
(Very unusual)