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
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Green Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very frequent)
Flame
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Frequent)
Common Swift
(Frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Phoenix
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Scallop Shell
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Frequent)
Seraphim
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Frequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Herald
(Frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Frequent)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Regular)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Alder Moth
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Rustic
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Shears
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Clay
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Regular)
Orange Swift
(Regular)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Infrequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Smoky Wave
(Infrequent)
July Belle
(Regular)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Infrequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Regular)
July Highflyer
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Infrequent)
Slender Pug
(Regular)
Oak-tree Pug
(Infrequent)
Juniper Pug
(Infrequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Infrequent)
Larch Pug
(Infrequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Ochreous Pug
(Infrequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Infrequent)
Magpie Moth
(Infrequent)
Peacock Moth
(Infrequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Regular)
Lilac Beauty
(Infrequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Infrequent)
Pale Brindled Beauty
(Infrequent)
Vapourer
(Infrequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Infrequent)
Mother Shipton
(Regular)
Dark Spectacle
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Regular)
Light Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
Uncertain
(Regular)
Small Wainscot
(Regular)
Double Lobed
(Regular)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Rufous Minor
(Regular)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Dun-bar
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Grey Arches
(Infrequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Infrequent)
Pearly Underwing
(Infrequent)
Sand Dart
(Infrequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)