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.
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Chinese Character
(Regular)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Regular)
Magpie Moth
(Regular)
August Thorn
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Anomalous
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Regular)
Large Ear
(Regular)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Feathered Ranunculus
(Regular)
Hedge Rustic
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Regular)
White-line Dart
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Flame
(Regular)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Regular)
Heath Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Yellow-tail
(Regular)
Common Footman
(Regular)
Crescent
(Regular)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Rosy Minor
(Regular)
Brick
(Regular)
Feathered Gothic
(Regular)
Lychnis
(Regular)
White-speck
(Regular)
Square-spot Dart
(Regular)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Archer's Dart
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Infrequent)
Mullein Wave
(Infrequent)
Clay Triple-lines
(Infrequent)
Yellow Shell
(Infrequent)
Small Phoenix
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
November Moth
(Infrequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Juniper Pug
(Infrequent)
Streak
(Infrequent)
Clouded Border
(Infrequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Infrequent)
Mottled Umber
(Infrequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Infrequent)
Annulet
(Infrequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Buff Footman
(Infrequent)
Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Large Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Infrequent)
Grey Chi
(Infrequent)
Tawny Shears
(Infrequent)
Common Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Pearly Underwing
(Infrequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Infrequent)
Northern Rustic
(Infrequent)