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
(Unusual)
Common Swift
(Very unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Unusual)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Buff Arches
(Very 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
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Large Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark Spinach
(Very unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Phoenix
(Unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Unusual)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Small Yellow Wave
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Tissue
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Rivulet
(Unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Unusual)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Maple Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Angle-barred Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Very unusual)
Mottled Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Bordered Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Annulet
(Very unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Regular)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Regular)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Unusual)
Dingy Footman
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Unusual)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Uncertain
(Regular)
Rustic
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Unusual)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Straw Underwing
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Unusual)
Lyme Grass
(Unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Regular)
Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Confused
(Unusual)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Cloaked Minor
(Unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Rufous Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Frequent)
Dingy Shears
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Unusual)
Dog's Tooth
(Very unusual)
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
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Coast Dart
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Regular)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Regular)
Sand Dart
(Very unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Regular)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)