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.
Orange Swift
(Frequent)
Common Swift
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Unusual)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Spinach
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Phoenix
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Unusual)
Barred Straw
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Lesser Treble-bar
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Snout
(Frequent)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Unusual)
Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Copper Underwing
(Frequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Frequent)
Uncertain
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Regular)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Ear
(Very unusual)
Ear Moth
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Regular)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Regular)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Unusual)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Cloaked Minor
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Unusual)
Olive
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Suspected
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Unusual)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Regular)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)