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.
Orange Swift
(Very frequent)
Oak Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Chinese Character
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Devon Carpet
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
V-Pug
(Very frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Magpie
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Very frequent)
August Thorn
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Yellow-tail
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Very frequent)
Buff Footman
(Very frequent)
Dingy Footman
(Very frequent)
Common Footman
(Very frequent)
Scarce Footman
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Dark Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Anomalous
(Frequent)
Copper Underwing
(Very frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Uncertain
(Very frequent)
Rustic
(Very frequent)
Old Lady
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very frequent)
Ear Moth
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Frequent)
Fen Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Double Lobed
(Very frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Very frequent)
Cloaked Minor
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brindled Green
(Very frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very frequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Very frequent)
Feathered Gothic
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
White-line Dart
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Flame
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Regular)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Frequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Clay Triple-lines
(Frequent)
July Belle
(Regular)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Slender Pug
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Treble-bar
(Regular)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
September Thorn
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Annulet
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Coronet
(Regular)
Marbled Beauty
(Frequent)
Small Mottled Willow
(Frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Regular)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Brown-veined Wainscot
(Frequent)
Small Rufous
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Regular)
Confused
(Frequent)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Orange Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Olive
(Regular)
Suspected
(Regular)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Regular)
Southern Wainscot
(Frequent)
Square-spot Dart
(Frequent)
Garden Dart
(Frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Frequent)
Buff Arches
(Regular)
Pale Eggar
(Regular)
Mullein Wave
(Regular)
Vestal
(Regular)
Dark Spinach
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Scallop Shell
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Satin Beauty
(Regular)
Grass Emerald
(Regular)
Common Emerald
(Regular)
Vapourer
(Regular)
Cinnabar
(Regular)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Regular)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Regular)
Northern Arches
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Regular)
Poplar Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Plain Wave
(Infrequent)
Cream Wave
(Infrequent)
Birch Mocha
(Infrequent)
Gem
(Infrequent)
Galium Carpet
(Infrequent)
Cloaked Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Infrequent)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Tissue
(Infrequent)
Barred Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Infrequent)
Barred Carpet
(Infrequent)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Infrequent)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Brussels Lace
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Snout
(Infrequent)
Round-winged Muslin
(Infrequent)
Four-spotted Footman
(Infrequent)
Red Underwing
(Infrequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Infrequent)
Silver Hook
(Infrequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Infrequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Brick
(Infrequent)
Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Dark Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Infrequent)
Grey Arches
(Infrequent)
Dog's Tooth
(Infrequent)
Shears
(Infrequent)
Campion
(Infrequent)
White-speck
(Infrequent)
Pearly Underwing
(Infrequent)
Crescent Dart
(Infrequent)
Dotted Rustic
(Infrequent)
Northern Rustic
(Infrequent)
Double Dart
(Infrequent)
Green Arches
(Infrequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Infrequent)