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.
Orange Swift
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Anomalous
(Very frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very frequent)
Feathered Gothic
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(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)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Treble-bar
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Muslin Footman
(Frequent)
Buff Footman
(Frequent)
Common Footman
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Frequent)
Rustic
(Regular)
Old Lady
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Double Lobed
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Clay
(Frequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Regular)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Infrequent)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Regular)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Pale Eggar
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Oblique Carpet
(Infrequent)
Gem
(Infrequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Devon Carpet
(Infrequent)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Infrequent)
September Thorn
(Infrequent)
Peppered Moth
(Infrequent)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Brussels Lace
(Infrequent)
Buff Ermine
(Infrequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Infrequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Infrequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Infrequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Brown Rustic
(Infrequent)
Straw Underwing
(Infrequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Crescent
(Infrequent)
Ear Moth
(Infrequent)
Large Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Infrequent)
Confused
(Infrequent)
Northern Arches
(Infrequent)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Brick
(Infrequent)
Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Regular)
Dingy Shears
(Infrequent)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Hedge Rustic
(Infrequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Infrequent)
Garden Dart
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Infrequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Green Arches
(Infrequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)