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.
Common Swift
(Regular)
Ghost Moth
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Yellow Horned
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Shoulder Stripe
(Very unusual)
Streamer
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Mottled Grey
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Scarce Tissue
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Dwarf Pug
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Regular)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Puss Moth
(Regular)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Scarce Prominent
(Unusual)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Regular)
Buff Ermine
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Unusual)
Chamomile Shark
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very unusual)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Pale Pinion
(Unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Unusual)
Powdered Quaker
(Frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Glaucous Shears
(Unusual)
Shears
(Unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Regular)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Very unusual)