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
(Frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Currant Clearwing
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Chinese Character
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Streamer
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Regular)
Clouded Magpie
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Brown Silver-line
(Regular)
Scorched Wing
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Lilac Beauty
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Unusual)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Snout
(Frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Frequent)
Muslin Moth
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Unusual)
Four-dotted Footman
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Burnet Companion
(Unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Regular)
Alder Moth
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Coronet
(Unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Very unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
Campion
(Unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Clay
(Unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Unusual)