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.
Common Swift
(Very unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Regular)
Thrift Clearwing
(Unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Chinese Character
(Regular)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Unusual)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Emperor Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
Smoky Wave
(Frequent)
Clay Triple-lines
(Very unusual)
July Belle
(Unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Galium Carpet
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Water Carpet
(Unusual)
Devon Carpet
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Angle-barred Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Mottled Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Clouded Magpie
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very unusual)
Scorched Wing
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Lilac Beauty
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Lunar Thorn
(Regular)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Grass Wave
(Regular)
Grass Emerald
(Very unusual)
Little Emerald
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Snout
(Regular)
Beautiful Snout
(Very unusual)
Yellow-tail
(Very unusual)
Pale Tussock
(Very unusual)
Dark Tussock
(Unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Unusual)
Four-dotted Footman
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Dark Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Regular)
Silver Hook
(Regular)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Regular)
Alder Moth
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Unusual)
Shark
(Regular)
Small Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Regular)
Uncertain
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Unusual)
Confused
(Unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Rufous Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Very unusual)
Common Quaker
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Dog's Tooth
(Unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Shears
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
Tawny Shears
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Clay
(Very unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Crescent Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Green Arches
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Double Square-spot
(Regular)
Least Black Arches
(Regular)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)