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.
Common Swift
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Very frequent)
Streamer
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Very frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Birch
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Puss Moth
(Very frequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Early Grey
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Very frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Dog's Tooth
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Flame
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Regular)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Regular)
Chinese Character
(Frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Mottled Grey
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Frequent)
Oak-tree Pug
(Frequent)
Larch Pug
(Frequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Regular)
Ochreous Pug
(Regular)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Frequent)
Broom-tip
(Frequent)
Clouded Magpie
(Regular)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Barred Umber
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Regular)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Silver Hook
(Frequent)
Alder Moth
(Frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Regular)
Poplar Grey
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Regular)
Shears
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Frequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Green Silver-lines
(Frequent)
Yellow Horned
(Infrequent)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Eyed Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Infrequent)
Cream Wave
(Regular)
Birch Mocha
(Infrequent)
Red Carpet
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Phoenix
(Infrequent)
Devon Carpet
(Regular)
Welsh Wave
(Infrequent)
Small Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Green Pug
(Infrequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Barred Tooth-striped
(Infrequent)
Magpie Moth
(Infrequent)
Purple Thorn
(Regular)
Scalloped Oak
(Regular)
Willow Beauty
(Infrequent)
Ringed Carpet
(Regular)
Mottled Beauty
(Infrequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Regular)
Clouded Buff
(Infrequent)
Garden Tiger
(Infrequent)
Fan-foot
(Regular)
Small Purple-barred
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Regular)
Dark Spectacle
(Regular)
Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Infrequent)
Shark
(Infrequent)
Rustic
(Infrequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Infrequent)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Grey Arches
(Regular)
Beautiful Brocade
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Purple Clay
(Infrequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Infrequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Regular)