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.
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Chinese Character
(Frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Galium Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark Spinach
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Devon Carpet
(Unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Frequent)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Regular)
Clouded Magpie
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
August Thorn
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Snout
(Regular)
Yellow-tail
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Regular)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Round-winged Muslin
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Frequent)
Scarce Footman
(Regular)
Red Underwing
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Regular)
Copper Underwing
(Very unusual)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very unusual)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Unusual)
Small Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Haworth's Minor
(Unusual)
Crescent
(Regular)
Frosted Orange
(Unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Butterbur
(Very unusual)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Unusual)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Cloaked Minor
(Unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Very unusual)
Flounced Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Frequent)
Feathered Gothic
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Tawny Shears
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Unusual)
White-line Dart
(Frequent)
Garden Dart
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Crescent Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Very unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)