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