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.
Emperor Moth
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(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)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Streamer
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Herald
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Regular)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Small Quaker
(Regular)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Glaucous Shears
(Regular)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Infrequent)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Shoulder Stripe
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Mottled Grey
(Infrequent)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Infrequent)
Oak-tree Pug
(Infrequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Infrequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Infrequent)
Currant Pug
(Infrequent)
Seraphim
(Infrequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Regular)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Infrequent)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Infrequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Infrequent)
Buff-tip
(Infrequent)
Buff Ermine
(Infrequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Regular)
Red-necked Footman
(Regular)
Dark Spectacle
(Regular)
Coronet
(Infrequent)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Infrequent)
Pine Beauty
(Infrequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Regular)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Infrequent)
Campion
(Infrequent)
Lychnis
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Infrequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
Red Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Infrequent)