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)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(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)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Buff Footman
(Very frequent)
Common Footman
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Garden Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Pale Eggar
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Frequent)
Treble-bar
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Muslin Footman
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Regular)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Anomalous
(Frequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Frequent)
Rustic
(Regular)
Old Lady
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Double Lobed
(Frequent)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Orange Sallow
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Regular)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Infrequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Regular)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Infrequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Peach Blossom
(Infrequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Barred Yellow
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Infrequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Larch Pug
(Infrequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Infrequent)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Infrequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Infrequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Infrequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Infrequent)
Herald
(Regular)
Yellow-tail
(Regular)
Buff Ermine
(Regular)
Cinnabar
(Regular)
Red Underwing
(Infrequent)
Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Infrequent)
Ear Moth
(Infrequent)
Crinan Ear
(Infrequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Infrequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Regular)
Confused
(Infrequent)
Northern Arches
(Infrequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Brindled Green
(Infrequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Infrequent)
Dark Brocade
(Infrequent)
Feathered Gothic
(Infrequent)
Campion
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Infrequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Oak Nycteoline
(Infrequent)