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.
Common Swift
(Very unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Unusual)
Lime Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Shoulder Stripe
(Very unusual)
Streamer
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Mottled Grey
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Oak-tree Pug
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Unusual)
Seraphim
(Unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Grey Birch
(Very unusual)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Very unusual)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
White-pinion Spotted
(Regular)
Puss Moth
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Scarce Prominent
(Very unusual)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Unusual)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Unusual)
Alder Moth
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Early Grey
(Unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very unusual)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Pine Beauty
(Very unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Unusual)
Powdered Quaker
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Very unusual)