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