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.
Map-winged Swift
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Emperor Moth
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Galium Carpet
(Very unusual)
Shoulder Stripe
(Very unusual)
Streamer
(Regular)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Early Tooth-striped
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very unusual)
Scorched Wing
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Grey Birch
(Very unusual)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
White-pinion Spotted
(Unusual)
Puss Moth
(Unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Regular)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Regular)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Small Purple-barred
(Unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Silver Hook
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Alder Moth
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Chamomile Shark
(Very unusual)
Early Grey
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Pine Beauty
(Unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Small Quaker
(Unusual)
Powdered Quaker
(Frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Glaucous Shears
(Regular)
Shears
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
Tawny Shears
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Regular)