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