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