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.
December Moth
(Frequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Vestal
(Unusual)
Gem
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Northern Winter Moth
(Very unusual)
Winter Moth
(Very unusual)
November Moth
(Frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Regular)
Autumnal Moth
(Frequent)
Streak
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Mottled Umber
(Frequent)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Unusual)
Yellow-tail
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Figure of Eight
(Frequent)
Copper Underwing
(Very unusual)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Very unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Very unusual)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Brick
(Frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Dark Chestnut
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Unusual)
Brindled Ochre
(Very unusual)
Small Quaker
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Delicate
(Very unusual)
White-speck
(Very unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very unusual)