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
(Unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Regular)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Beech-green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Rivulet
(Unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Unusual)
Mottled Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Treble-bar
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
V-Moth
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Regular)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Heath
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Cinnabar
(Unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Regular)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Northern Arches
(Very unusual)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Dark Brocade
(Unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Regular)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Regular)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Unusual)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Northern Dart
(Very unusual)
Plain Clay
(Regular)
Gothic
(Regular)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)