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