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.
December Moth
(Regular)
Vestal
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Juniper Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Winter Moth
(Very unusual)
November Moth
(Regular)
Pale November Moth
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scarce Umber
(Very unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Frequent)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Sallow
(Very unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very unusual)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Unusual)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Dark Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Unusual)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Merveille du Jour
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brindled Ochre
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)