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.
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Orange Sallow
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Very frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(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)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very frequent)
Pale Eggar
(Regular)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
November Moth
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Regular)
Herald
(Frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Vapourer
(Regular)
Buff Footman
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Brick
(Frequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Regular)
Garden Dart
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Infrequent)
Red Carpet
(Infrequent)
Yellow Shell
(Infrequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Beech-green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Regular)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Infrequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Infrequent)
Mottled Umber
(Infrequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Infrequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Infrequent)
Clifden Nonpareil
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Infrequent)
Gold Spangle
(Infrequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Infrequent)
Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
Anomalous
(Infrequent)
Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Regular)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Large Ear
(Infrequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Regular)
Northern Arches
(Infrequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Suspected
(Infrequent)
Brindled Green
(Infrequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Infrequent)
Small Quaker
(Infrequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Infrequent)
Lychnis
(Infrequent)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Infrequent)
Heath Rustic
(Regular)
Six-striped Rustic
(Regular)
Oak Nycteoline
(Infrequent)