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.
Common Swift
(Very unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Thrift Clearwing
(Very unusual)
Forester
(Regular)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Regular)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
Chinese Character
(Regular)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Unusual)
Fox Moth
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Satin Wave
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Plain Wave
(Very unusual)
Mullein Wave
(Very unusual)
Lesser Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Unusual)
Cream Wave
(Unusual)
Birch Mocha
(Very unusual)
Clay Triple-lines
(Very unusual)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Very unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Unusual)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Unusual)
Devon Carpet
(Very unusual)
Small White Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Yellow Wave
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Scallop Shell
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Bilberry Pug
(Very unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Marsh Pug
(Very unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Very unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Valerian Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Shaded Pug
(Very unusual)
Broom-tip
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Magpie
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very unusual)
Scorched Wing
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Frequent)
Lilac Beauty
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Purple Thorn
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Frequent)
Grass Wave
(Very unusual)
Grass Emerald
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Little Emerald
(Very unusual)
Puss Moth
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Great Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Snout
(Frequent)
Beautiful Snout
(Very unusual)
Pale Tussock
(Very unusual)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Regular)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Unusual)
Four-dotted Footman
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Small Purple-barred
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Dark Spectacle
(Unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Marbled White Spot
(Very unusual)
Silver Hook
(Regular)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Alder Moth
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Poplar Grey
(Very unusual)
Coronet
(Unusual)
Shark
(Unusual)
Chamomile Shark
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Unusual)
Uncertain
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Treble Lines
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Common Quaker
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Grey Arches
(Unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Dog's Tooth
(Regular)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Regular)
Campion
(Regular)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Regular)
Clay
(Very unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
Obscure Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Very unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Regular)