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.
Common Swift
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(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)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(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)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Regular)
May Highflyer
(Regular)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Regular)
Barred Straw
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Frequent)
Larch Pug
(Frequent)
Valerian Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Frequent)
Puss Moth
(Regular)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Regular)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Coronet
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Infrequent)
December Moth
(Infrequent)
Emperor Moth
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Infrequent)
Vestal
(Infrequent)
July Belle
(Infrequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Infrequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Infrequent)
Red Carpet
(Infrequent)
Streamer
(Infrequent)
Northern Spinach
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Infrequent)
Brindled Pug
(Regular)
Angle-barred Pug
(Regular)
Thyme Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Seraphim
(Regular)
Magpie Moth
(Infrequent)
Scorched Wing
(Regular)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Infrequent)
Satin Beauty
(Infrequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Infrequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Dark Tussock
(Infrequent)
Common Footman
(Infrequent)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Infrequent)
Light Arches
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Regular)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Regular)
Northern Rustic
(Infrequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Dotted Clay
(Infrequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Regular)
Gothic
(Regular)