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.
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Vestal
(Unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Devon Carpet
(Very unusual)
November Moth
(Unusual)
Pale November Moth
(Unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
August Thorn
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
September Thorn
(Regular)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Snout
(Frequent)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Unusual)
Dingy Footman
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Very unusual)
Copper Underwing
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Very unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very unusual)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Regular)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Orange Sallow
(Unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Regular)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Dark Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Brindled Green
(Regular)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Brindled Ochre
(Very unusual)
Feathered Ranunculus
(Very unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Very unusual)
Feathered Gothic
(Unusual)
Antler Moth
(Unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
White-speck
(Very unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Flame
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Very unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)