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.
Orange Swift
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
V-Pug
(Very frequent)
Green Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very frequent)
Treble-bar
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Annulet
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Very frequent)
Buff Footman
(Very frequent)
Common Footman
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Uncertain
(Very frequent)
Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Old Lady
(Very frequent)
Straw Underwing
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Lyme Grass
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Confused
(Very frequent)
Double Lobed
(Very frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Very frequent)
Cloaked Minor
(Very frequent)
Rufous Minor
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Dingy Shears
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Frequent)
White-line Dart
(Very frequent)
Garden Dart
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Archer's Dart
(Very frequent)
Sand Dart
(Very frequent)
Shuttle-shaped 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)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
Buff Arches
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Dusty Wave
(Frequent)
Large Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Spinach
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Regular)
Small Yellow Wave
(Regular)
Tissue
(Frequent)
Slender Pug
(Frequent)
Maple Pug
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Larch Pug
(Frequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Frequent)
Bordered Pug
(Frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Dingy Footman
(Regular)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Shark
(Frequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Regular)
Clouded Brindle
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Dog's Tooth
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Southern Wainscot
(Frequent)
Coast Dart
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Regular)
Common Swift
(Regular)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Regular)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Clay Triple-lines
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Regular)
Dingy Shell
(Regular)
Barred Rivulet
(Regular)
Lilac Beauty
(Regular)
Sallow Kitten
(Regular)
Herald
(Regular)
Dark Tussock
(Regular)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Regular)
Anomalous
(Regular)
Copper Underwing
(Regular)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Regular)
Haworth's Minor
(Regular)
Large Wainscot
(Regular)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Regular)
Olive
(Regular)
Broad-barred White
(Regular)
Obscure Wainscot
(Regular)
Square-spot Dart
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Infrequent)
July Belle
(Infrequent)
Scallop Shell
(Infrequent)
Haworth's Pug
(Infrequent)
Marsh Pug
(Infrequent)
Netted Pug
(Infrequent)
Pimpinel Pug
(Infrequent)
Plain Pug
(Infrequent)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Infrequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Infrequent)
Valerian Pug
(Infrequent)
Seraphim
(Infrequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Infrequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Infrequent)
Brussels Lace
(Infrequent)
Yellow-tail
(Infrequent)
Wood Tiger
(Infrequent)
Four-spotted Footman
(Infrequent)
Blackneck
(Infrequent)
Mother Shipton
(Infrequent)
Dark Spectacle
(Infrequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Infrequent)
Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Butterbur
(Infrequent)
Large Ear
(Infrequent)
Ear Moth
(Infrequent)
Northern Arches
(Infrequent)
Grey Chi
(Infrequent)
Nutmeg
(Infrequent)
Shears
(Infrequent)
Pearly Underwing
(Infrequent)
Dotted Rustic
(Infrequent)