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.
Orange Swift
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Buff Arches
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very frequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Green Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Annulet
(Very frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Very frequent)
Buff Footman
(Very frequent)
Common Footman
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Confused
(Frequent)
Double Lobed
(Very frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Very frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Southern Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Very frequent)
Common Swift
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Frequent)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Regular)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
Chinese Character
(Frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
July Belle
(Frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Galium Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Spinach
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Regular)
Small Yellow Wave
(Frequent)
Tissue
(Frequent)
Barred Rivulet
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Frequent)
Maple Pug
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Larch Pug
(Frequent)
Pimpinel Pug
(Regular)
Lime-speck Pug
(Frequent)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Regular)
Satyr Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Treble-bar
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Regular)
Dark Tussock
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Regular)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Blackneck
(Frequent)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Regular)
Uncertain
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Cloaked Minor
(Frequent)
Dingy Shears
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Frequent)
White-line Dart
(Frequent)
Garden Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Regular)
Dingy Shell
(Regular)
Scallop Shell
(Regular)
Angle-barred Pug
(Regular)
Lunar Thorn
(Regular)
Common Heath
(Regular)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Regular)
White Satin
(Regular)
Cinnabar
(Regular)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Regular)
Old Lady
(Regular)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Green Silver-lines
(Regular)
Pale Eggar
(Infrequent)
Death's-head Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
May Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Haworth's Pug
(Infrequent)
Thyme Pug
(Infrequent)
Lilac Beauty
(Infrequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Infrequent)
Early Thorn
(Infrequent)
Purple Thorn
(Infrequent)
Herald
(Infrequent)
Mother Shipton
(Infrequent)
Dark Spectacle
(Infrequent)
Shark
(Infrequent)
Anomalous
(Infrequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Vine's Rustic
(Infrequent)
Crescent
(Infrequent)
Large Ear
(Infrequent)
Northern Arches
(Infrequent)
Grey Chi
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Broad-barred White
(Infrequent)
Sand Dart
(Infrequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Dotted Rustic
(Infrequent)
Plain Clay
(Infrequent)