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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.

 

 

Chinese Character
(Very unusual)
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Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
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Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
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Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
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Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
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Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
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Mullein Wave
(Very unusual)
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Clay Triple-lines
(Very unusual)
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Vestal
(Very unusual)
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Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
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Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
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Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
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Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
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Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
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Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
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Common Carpet
(Regular)
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July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
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Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
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Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
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Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
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Purple Bar
(Unusual)
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Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
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Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
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Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
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Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
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Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
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Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
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Beech-green Carpet
(Very unusual)
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Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
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Devon Carpet
(Very unusual)
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November Moth
(Very unusual)
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Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
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Rivulet
(Unusual)
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Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
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Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
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Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
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Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
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Streak
(Unusual)
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Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
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Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
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Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
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Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
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August Thorn
(Unusual)
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Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
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September Thorn
(Regular)
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Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
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Feathered Thorn
(Unusual)
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Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
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Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
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Common Wave
(Very unusual)
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Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
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Barred Red
(Very unusual)
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Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
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Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
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Herald
(Very unusual)
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Straw Dot
(Unusual)
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Snout
(Regular)
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Vapourer
(Unusual)
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Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
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Common Footman
(Very unusual)
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Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
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Red Underwing
(Very unusual)
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Spectacle
(Very unusual)
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Burnished Brass
(Very unusual)
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Silver Y
(Very frequent)
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Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
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Gold Spot
(Unusual)
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Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
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Figure of Eight
(Very unusual)
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Anomalous
(Very unusual)
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Copper Underwing
(Regular)
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Mouse Moth
(Regular)
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Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
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Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
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Angle Shades
(Frequent)
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Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
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Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
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Crescent
(Unusual)
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Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
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Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
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Large Ear
(Very unusual)
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Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
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Large Wainscot
(Frequent)
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Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
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Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
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Dark Arches
(Frequent)
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Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
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Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
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Sallow
(Frequent)
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Brown-spot Pinion
(Regular)
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Flounced Chestnut
(Very unusual)
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Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
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Brick
(Regular)
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Lunar Underwing
(Frequent)
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Chestnut
(Regular)
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Dark Chestnut
(Very unusual)
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Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
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Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
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Golden-rod Brindle
(Very unusual)
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Dun-bar
(Regular)
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Centre-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
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Merveille du Jour
(Unusual)
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Brindled Green
(Unusual)
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Grey Chi
(Very unusual)
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Black Rustic
(Frequent)
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Feathered Ranunculus
(Unusual)
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Hedge Rustic
(Unusual)
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Feathered Gothic
(Very unusual)
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Antler Moth
(Unusual)
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Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very unusual)
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Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
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Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
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Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
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Delicate
(Very unusual)
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Pearly Underwing
(Very unusual)
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White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
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Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
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Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
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Flame
(Very unusual)
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Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
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Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
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Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
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Ingrailed Clay
(Unusual)
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Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
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Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
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Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
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Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
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Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
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Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
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Neglected Rustic
(Regular)
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Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
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Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
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Six-striped Rustic
(Very unusual)
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Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
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Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
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