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
(Unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Very unusual)
Streamer
(Frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Mottled Grey
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Scarce Tissue
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Unusual)
Marsh Pug
(Very unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Dwarf Pug
(Regular)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Angle-barred Pug
(Very unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Regular)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Valerian Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Regular)
Early Tooth-striped
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Puss Moth
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Scarce Prominent
(Unusual)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Pine Beauty
(Very unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Unusual)
Powdered Quaker
(Regular)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Regular)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Very unusual)