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.
Orange Swift
(Unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Regular)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Buff Arches
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Phoenix
(Unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Dingy Shell
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Regular)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Clouded Magpie
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Lilac Beauty
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Regular)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Regular)
Satin Beauty
(Unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Unusual)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Regular)
Muslin Moth
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Unusual)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Regular)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Coronet
(Unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Straw Underwing
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Northern Arches
(Very unusual)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Regular)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Northern Dart
(Very unusual)
Plain Clay
(Unusual)
Gothic
(Unusual)