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