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.
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(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)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Streamer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
V-Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Broom-tip
(Very frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Birch
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Very frequent)
Puss Moth
(Very frequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Great Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Early Grey
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Very frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Dog's Tooth
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Chinese Character
(Frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
Yellow Horned
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Cream Wave
(Frequent)
Clay Triple-lines
(Frequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Mottled Grey
(Frequent)
Devon Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Oak-tree Pug
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Frequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Regular)
Satyr Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Frequent)
Clouded Magpie
(Regular)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Ringed Carpet
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Little Emerald
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Regular)
Pale Tussock
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Silver Hook
(Frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Shark
(Frequent)
Chamomile Shark
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Pine Beauty
(Frequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Regular)
Shears
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Frequent)
Tawny Shears
(Regular)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
Obscure Wainscot
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Regular)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Larch Pug
(Regular)
Purple Thorn
(Regular)
Mottled Beauty
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Dark Spectacle
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Regular)
Small Dotted Buff
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Middle-barred Minor
(Regular)
Broad-barred White
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Oak Nycteoline
(Regular)
Oak Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Riband Wave
(Infrequent)
July Belle
(Infrequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Infrequent)
Galium Carpet
(Infrequent)
Phoenix
(Infrequent)
Barred Straw
(Infrequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Infrequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Infrequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Infrequent)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Magpie Moth
(Infrequent)
March Moth
(Infrequent)
Willow Beauty
(Infrequent)
Brussels Lace
(Infrequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Infrequent)
Grass Wave
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Wood Tiger
(Infrequent)
Garden Tiger
(Infrequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Infrequent)
Common Footman
(Infrequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Infrequent)
Burnished Brass
(Infrequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Infrequent)
Gold Spangle
(Infrequent)
Alder Moth
(Infrequent)
Rustic
(Infrequent)
Treble Lines
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Grey Arches
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Infrequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Infrequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Clay
(Infrequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Infrequent)
Double Square-spot
(Infrequent)
Gothic
(Infrequent)