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.
Orange Swift
(Unusual)
Common Swift
(Very unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Regular)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Very unusual)
Red-tipped Clearwing
(Very unusual)
Thrift Clearwing
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Chinese Character
(Regular)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Mullein Wave
(Very unusual)
Lesser Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Regular)
July Belle
(Regular)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Galium Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Spinach
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Unusual)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Unusual)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Scallop Shell
(Very unusual)
Tissue
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Barred Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Plain Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Thyme Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Frequent)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Valerian Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Shaded Pug
(Very unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Frequent)
Clouded Magpie
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
August Thorn
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Regular)
Bordered Grey
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Unusual)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Annulet
(Regular)
Brussels Lace
(Unusual)
Grass Emerald
(Frequent)
Large Emerald
(Regular)
Common Emerald
(Unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Yellow-tail
(Regular)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Regular)
Muslin Footman
(Frequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Regular)
Four-spotted Footman
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Dingy Footman
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Very frequent)
Scarce Footman
(Frequent)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Dark Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Silver Hook
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Regular)
Small Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Uncertain
(Frequent)
Rustic
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Straw Underwing
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Regular)
Small Wainscot
(Regular)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Confused
(Unusual)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Unusual)
Cloaked Minor
(Frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Unusual)
Rufous Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Grey Arches
(Regular)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Unusual)
Dog's Tooth
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Unusual)
Tawny Shears
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Unusual)
White-line Dart
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Crescent Dart
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Unusual)
Green Arches
(Unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)