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)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Forester
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Chinese Character
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Buff Arches
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Very frequent)
Cream Wave
(Very frequent)
July Belle
(Very frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Very frequent)
Garden 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
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very 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)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Scallop Shell
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Barred Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
V-Pug
(Very frequent)
Green Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very frequent)
Broom-tip
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Magpie
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Very frequent)
Grass Emerald
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Common Emerald
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Yellow-tail
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Very frequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Very frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Very frequent)
Buff Footman
(Very frequent)
Dingy Footman
(Very frequent)
Common Footman
(Very frequent)
Scarce Footman
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Small 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)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Coronet
(Very frequent)
Shark
(Very frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Uncertain
(Very frequent)
Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Fen Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Rufous
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(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)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Dog's Tooth
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Flame
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(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)
Double Dart
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Very frequent)
Common Swift
(Regular)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Frequent)
Red-tipped Clearwing
(Regular)
Thrift Clearwing
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Plain Wave
(Frequent)
Mullein Wave
(Frequent)
Lesser Cream Wave
(Frequent)
Clay Triple-lines
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Galium Carpet
(Regular)
Cloaked Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Spinach
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Devon Carpet
(Regular)
Small Yellow Wave
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Frequent)
Bilberry Pug
(Frequent)
Slender Pug
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Frequent)
Shaded Pug
(Frequent)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Regular)
Lilac Beauty
(Frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Satin Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Annulet
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Herald
(Regular)
Beautiful Snout
(Frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Frequent)
Round-winged Muslin
(Frequent)
Four-spotted Footman
(Regular)
Blackneck
(Regular)
Marbled White Spot
(Regular)
Silver Hook
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Poplar Grey
(Regular)
Copper Underwing
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Old Lady
(Regular)
Straw Underwing
(Regular)
Large Ear
(Regular)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Frequent)
Confused
(Frequent)
Northern Arches
(Regular)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Rufous Minor
(Frequent)
Suspected
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
Southern Wainscot
(Frequent)
Obscure Wainscot
(Frequent)
White-line Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Neglected Rustic
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Frequent)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Beech-green Carpet
(Regular)
Angle-barred Pug
(Regular)
Thyme Pug
(Regular)
Satyr Pug
(Regular)
Scorched Wing
(Regular)
Purple Thorn
(Regular)
White Satin
(Regular)
Wood Tiger
(Regular)
Chamomile Shark
(Regular)
Anomalous
(Regular)
Small Mottled Willow
(Regular)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Regular)
Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Shears
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Oak Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Poplar Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Emperor Moth
(Infrequent)
Eyed Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Satin Wave
(Infrequent)
Blood-Vein
(Infrequent)
Birch Mocha
(Infrequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Infrequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Infrequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dingy Shell
(Infrequent)
Cloaked Pug
(Infrequent)
Valerian Pug
(Infrequent)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Infrequent)
Burnet Companion
(Infrequent)
Mother Shipton
(Infrequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Infrequent)
Alder Moth
(Infrequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Ear Moth
(Infrequent)
Large Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Brown-veined Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Dingy Shears
(Infrequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Infrequent)
Feathered Ranunculus
(Infrequent)
Common Quaker
(Infrequent)
Nutmeg
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Infrequent)
Tawny Shears
(Infrequent)
Shore Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Garden Dart
(Infrequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Heath Rustic
(Infrequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Infrequent)
Short-cloaked Moth
(Infrequent)