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