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