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.
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Very frequent)
Streamer
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
V-Pug
(Very frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Early Grey
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Common Swift
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Oak-tree Pug
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Regular)
Ochreous Pug
(Regular)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Mottled Pug
(Frequent)
Treble-bar
(Frequent)
Seraphim
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Regular)
Purple Thorn
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Regular)
Buff Ermine
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Regular)
Alder Moth
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Regular)
Pale Pinion
(Regular)
Glaucous Shears
(Frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Regular)
Flame
(Frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Infrequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Chinese Character
(Infrequent)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Vestal
(Infrequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Infrequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Infrequent)
Mottled Grey
(Infrequent)
Welsh Wave
(Infrequent)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Sloe Pug
(Infrequent)
Slender Pug
(Regular)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Infrequent)
Satyr Pug
(Infrequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Lesser Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Clouded Magpie
(Infrequent)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Willow Beauty
(Infrequent)
Bordered White
(Infrequent)
Puss Moth
(Regular)
Pale Tussock
(Infrequent)
Dark Spectacle
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Regular)
Silver Hook
(Infrequent)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Shark
(Regular)
Marbled Beauty
(Infrequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Infrequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Infrequent)
Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Rufous Minor
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Pine Beauty
(Infrequent)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Infrequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Green Silver-lines
(Regular)