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