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 Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Gem
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
November Moth
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
September Thorn
(Very unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Very unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Unusual)
Copper Underwing
(Very unusual)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Regular)
Large Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Very unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Regular)
Brick
(Very unusual)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Very unusual)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Brindled Ochre
(Unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Very unusual)
Feathered Gothic
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Dart
(Very unusual)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Very unusual)
True Lover's Knot
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very unusual)