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
(Frequent)
Large Red-belted Clearwing
(Regular)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Unusual)
Streamer
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Mottled Grey
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Scarce Tissue
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Oak-tree Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Very unusual)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Puss Moth
(Unusual)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Scarce Prominent
(Very unusual)
Buff-tip
(Unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Muslin Moth
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Chamomile Shark
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Pine Beauty
(Very unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Regular)
Powdered Quaker
(Regular)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Glaucous Shears
(Unusual)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Unusual)
Red Chestnut
(Regular)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)