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.
Common Swift
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Unusual)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Chinese Character
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
July Belle
(Unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Galium Carpet
(Very unusual)
Streamer
(Unusual)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Very unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Dingy Shell
(Very unusual)
Small Yellow Wave
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Marsh Pug
(Very unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Regular)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Regular)
Scorched Wing
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Snout
(Frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Regular)
Muslin Moth
(Unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Unusual)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Regular)
Blackneck
(Unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Regular)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Light Arches
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Clay
(Very unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Regular)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Unusual)