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