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.
Pale Eggar
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Vestal
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Red Underwing
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Very unusual)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Very unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Butterbur
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Very unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Dark Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Black Rustic
(Unusual)
Brindled Ochre
(Unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Unusual)
Feathered Gothic
(Unusual)
Antler Moth
(Unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Very unusual)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(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)
Heath Rustic
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very unusual)
Gothic
(Very unusual)