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.
Common Swift
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Coronet
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Frequent)
July Belle
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Regular)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Frequent)
Burnet Companion
(Frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Alder Moth
(Regular)
Shark
(Frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Regular)
Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Clay
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Regular)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Infrequent)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Infrequent)
Chinese Character
(Regular)
Emperor Moth
(Infrequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Infrequent)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Infrequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Water Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Infrequent)
Cloaked Pug
(Infrequent)
Marsh Pug
(Infrequent)
Brindled Pug
(Infrequent)
Larch Pug
(Infrequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Regular)
Thyme Pug
(Infrequent)
Valerian Pug
(Infrequent)
Willow Beauty
(Infrequent)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Large Emerald
(Infrequent)
Herald
(Infrequent)
Muslin Moth
(Regular)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Infrequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Infrequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Infrequent)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Regular)
Clouded Brindle
(Infrequent)
Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Clouded Drab
(Infrequent)
Antler Moth
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Infrequent)
Gothic
(Infrequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Infrequent)