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.
December Moth
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Mottled Umber
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Brick
(Very frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Dark Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Frequent)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Very frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Juniper Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Northern Winter Moth
(Frequent)
Winter Moth
(Frequent)
November Moth
(Frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Scarce Umber
(Frequent)
Herald
(Frequent)
Figure of Eight
(Frequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Regular)
Pearly Underwing
(Regular)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
Vestal
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Juniper Pug
(Infrequent)
Vapourer
(Regular)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Infrequent)
Clifden Nonpareil
(Infrequent)
Spectacle
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Regular)
Gold Spot
(Infrequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Small Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Infrequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Regular)
Orange Sallow
(Infrequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Infrequent)
Black Rustic
(Infrequent)
Common Quaker
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Infrequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Regular)
Autumnal Rustic
(Infrequent)