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