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.
Orange Swift
(Regular)
Common Swift
(Very unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Unusual)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Chinese Character
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Buff Arches
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Phoenix
(Unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Rivulet
(Unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Very unusual)
Mottled Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Lilac Beauty
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Regular)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Regular)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Brussels Lace
(Regular)
Large Emerald
(Unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Frequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Regular)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Coronet
(Unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Rosy Rustic
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Double Lobed
(Unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Dingy Shears
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Shears
(Unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Unusual)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Plain Clay
(Unusual)
Gothic
(Unusual)