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.
Orange Swift
(Very frequent)
Chinese Character
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very frequent)
Red Carpet
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Slender Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Very frequent)
Buff Footman
(Very frequent)
Common Footman
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Anomalous
(Very frequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Very frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Rustic
(Very frequent)
Old Lady
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Butterbur
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Double Lobed
(Very frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very frequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Frequent)
Feathered Gothic
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(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)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Very frequent)
Common Swift
(Frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Pale Eggar
(Regular)
Small Dusty Wave
(Frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Frequent)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
September Thorn
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Satin Beauty
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Herald
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Dingy Footman
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Crescent
(Frequent)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Confused
(Regular)
Orange Sallow
(Regular)
Suspected
(Frequent)
Dingy Shears
(Frequent)
Brindled Green
(Regular)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Frequent)
Garden Dart
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Flame
(Frequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Regular)
Heath Rustic
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Yellow-tail
(Regular)
Four-dotted Footman
(Regular)
Large Wainscot
(Regular)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Cloaked Minor
(Regular)
Rufous Minor
(Regular)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Neglected Rustic
(Regular)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Infrequent)
Peach Blossom
(Infrequent)
Northern Eggar
(Infrequent)
Dark Spinach
(Infrequent)
Mottled Grey
(Infrequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Infrequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Infrequent)
V-Pug
(Infrequent)
Maple Pug
(Infrequent)
Larch Pug
(Infrequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Infrequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Infrequent)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
V-Moth
(Infrequent)
Latticed Heath
(Infrequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Infrequent)
Purple Thorn
(Infrequent)
Bordered White
(Infrequent)
Vapourer
(Infrequent)
Red Underwing
(Infrequent)
Uncertain
(Infrequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Infrequent)
Northern Arches
(Infrequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Infrequent)
Olive
(Infrequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Infrequent)
Campion
(Infrequent)