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
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
Clay Triple-lines
(Very unusual)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Streamer
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Unusual)
Small Yellow Wave
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Netted Pug
(Very unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Valerian Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Very unusual)
Bordered Pug
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Unusual)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Regular)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Snout
(Frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Very unusual)
Muslin Moth
(Unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Straw Underwing
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Lyme Grass
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Dog's Tooth
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
White Colon
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Regular)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Regular)
Southern Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Clay
(Regular)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Frequent)
Obscure Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Unusual)
Sand Dart
(Regular)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Very unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Unusual)