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.
Common Swift
(Frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Red-tipped Clearwing
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Chinese Character
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Very unusual)
Eyed Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
Lesser Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Very unusual)
Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Streamer
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Very unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Unusual)
Devon Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dingy Shell
(Very unusual)
Small Yellow Wave
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Marsh Pug
(Very unusual)
Netted Pug
(Very unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Valerian Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Shaded Pug
(Very unusual)
Small Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Magpie
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very unusual)
Scorched Wing
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Grey Birch
(Very unusual)
Common Heath
(Unusual)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Regular)
Grass Wave
(Very unusual)
Grass Emerald
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Common Emerald
(Very unusual)
Puss Moth
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Snout
(Frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Very unusual)
Four-dotted Footman
(Unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Unusual)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Regular)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Small Purple-barred
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Dark Spectacle
(Unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Silver Hook
(Unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Alder Moth
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Poplar Grey
(Very unusual)
Coronet
(Unusual)
Shark
(Unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Regular)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Uncertain
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Unusual)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Rufous Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Clouded Drab
(Very unusual)
Common Quaker
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Grey Arches
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Very unusual)
Dog's Tooth
(Regular)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Clay
(Unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Unusual)