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.
December Moth
(Frequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Vestal
(Unusual)
Gem
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very unusual)
Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
November Moth
(Frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Frequent)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Mottled Umber
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Unusual)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Regular)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Sallow
(Very unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very unusual)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Dark Chestnut
(Regular)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Feathered Ranunculus
(Very unusual)
Delicate
(Very unusual)
White-speck
(Very unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Very unusual)