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.
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Unusual)
Barred Straw
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
November Moth
(Regular)
Autumnal Moth
(Unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Unusual)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Regular)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Orange Sallow
(Regular)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Regular)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Regular)
Brick
(Very unusual)
Lunar Underwing
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Very unusual)
True Lover's Knot
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Very unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Regular)