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.
Orange Swift
(Unusual)
Common Swift
(Very unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Regular)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Very unusual)
Red-tipped Clearwing
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Chinese Character
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Lesser Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Very unusual)
Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark Spinach
(Very unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Phoenix
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Beech-green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dingy Shell
(Very unusual)
Small Yellow Wave
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Scallop Shell
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Barred Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
V-Pug
(Unusual)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Valerian Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Shaded Pug
(Very unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Broom-tip
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Magpie
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Lilac Beauty
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Regular)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Heath
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Unusual)
Grass Emerald
(Unusual)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Common Emerald
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Yellow-tail
(Regular)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Frequent)
Round-winged Muslin
(Very unusual)
Four-dotted Footman
(Unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Dingy Footman
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Regular)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Dark Spectacle
(Regular)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Silver Hook
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Poplar Grey
(Very unusual)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Unusual)
Small Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Uncertain
(Regular)
Rustic
(Regular)
Brown Rustic
(Very unusual)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Straw Underwing
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Unusual)
Large Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Double Lobed
(Unusual)
Common Rustic
(Unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Unusual)
Cloaked Minor
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Unusual)
Rufous Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Suspected
(Very unusual)
Dingy Shears
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Grey Arches
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Regular)
Dog's Tooth
(Unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
Campion
(Regular)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Southern Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Clay
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Regular)