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
(Frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Northern Eggar
(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)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Green Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very frequent)
Treble-bar
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(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)
Satin Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Very frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Very frequent)
Common Footman
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(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)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Double Lobed
(Frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(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)
Broad-bordered 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)
Plain Clay
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Pale Eggar
(Regular)
July Belle
(Regular)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Frequent)
Slender Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Larch Pug
(Regular)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Frequent)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Frequent)
Buff Footman
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Coronet
(Frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Frequent)
Old Lady
(Frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Frequent)
Northern Arches
(Frequent)
Shears
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Garden Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Flame
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Northern Dart
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Frequent)
Common Swift
(Infrequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Infrequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Dwarf Pug
(Infrequent)
Satyr Pug
(Infrequent)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Magpie Moth
(Infrequent)
Clouded Magpie
(Infrequent)
V-Moth
(Infrequent)
Scorched Wing
(Infrequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Infrequent)
Common Heath
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Infrequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Infrequent)
Alder Moth
(Infrequent)
Rustic
(Infrequent)
Confused
(Regular)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Rosy Minor
(Infrequent)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Grey Chi
(Infrequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Infrequent)