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.
December Moth
(Very frequent)
Vestal
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
November Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Very frequent)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Mottled Umber
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Brick
(Very frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Dark Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Gem
(Regular)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Winter Moth
(Regular)
Autumnal Moth
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Herald
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Copper Underwing
(Frequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Regular)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Delicate
(Regular)
White-speck
(Frequent)
Pearly Underwing
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Infrequent)
Garden Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Northern Winter Moth
(Infrequent)
Tissue
(Infrequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Infrequent)
Light Emerald
(Infrequent)
Brussels Lace
(Infrequent)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Yellow-tail
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Burnished Brass
(Infrequent)
Gold Spot
(Infrequent)
Figure of Eight
(Infrequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Regular)
Old Lady
(Infrequent)
Crescent
(Regular)
Flounced Rustic
(Infrequent)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Regular)
Grey Shoulder-knot
(Infrequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Infrequent)
Small Quaker
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Infrequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Regular)
Cosmopolitan
(Infrequent)
Heart and Dart
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Infrequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Regular)