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.
December Moth
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
November Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Very frequent)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Mottled Umber
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Brick
(Very frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Winter Moth
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Regular)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Red Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Feathered Ranunculus
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Regular)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Flame
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Infrequent)
Riband Wave
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Regular)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Infrequent)
Scarce Umber
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Infrequent)
Brussels Lace
(Infrequent)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Mouse Moth
(Infrequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Small Wainscot
(Regular)
Orange Sallow
(Infrequent)
Sallow
(Regular)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Regular)
Brindled Green
(Regular)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Infrequent)
Hebrew Character
(Infrequent)
White-speck
(Regular)
Pearly Underwing
(Infrequent)
Heart and Dart
(Infrequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Infrequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Infrequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)