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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.

 

 

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