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.
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Very frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Orange Sallow
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Brick
(Very frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Very frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Very frequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Very frequent)
Feathered Gothic
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Flame
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(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)
Heath Rustic
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Vestal
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Red Underwing
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Anomalous
(Frequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Regular)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Butterbur
(Frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Regular)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Dark Chestnut
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Frequent)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Brindled Green
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Gothic
(Regular)
Orange Swift
(Infrequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Chinese Character
(Regular)
Pale Eggar
(Infrequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Death's-head Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Gem
(Infrequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Infrequent)
Yellow Shell
(Infrequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Infrequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
November Moth
(Regular)
Pale November Moth
(Infrequent)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Infrequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
September Thorn
(Regular)
Mottled Umber
(Infrequent)
Willow Beauty
(Infrequent)
Common White Wave
(Infrequent)
Brussels Lace
(Infrequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Vapourer
(Infrequent)
Garden Tiger
(Infrequent)
Buff Footman
(Infrequent)
Common Footman
(Infrequent)
Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
Gold Spangle
(Infrequent)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Rustic
(Regular)
Large Ear
(Infrequent)
Ear Moth
(Infrequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Infrequent)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Olive
(Infrequent)
Suspected
(Infrequent)
Common Quaker
(Infrequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Regular)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Delicate
(Infrequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Pearly Underwing
(Infrequent)
Garden Dart
(Infrequent)
Heart and Dart
(Infrequent)
Dotted Clay
(Regular)
Neglected Rustic
(Regular)
Double Square-spot
(Regular)