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)
Map-winged Swift
(Regular)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Regular)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Regular)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Buff Arches
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Unusual)
Phoenix
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Very unusual)
Bordered Pug
(Very unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Grass Emerald
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Cinnabar
(Unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Copper Underwing
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Uncertain
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Regular)
Brown Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Northern Arches
(Very unusual)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Cloaked Minor
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Rufous Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Dingy Shears
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Regular)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)