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)
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)
Shoulder Stripe
(Very frequent)
Streamer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Puss Moth
(Frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Muslin Moth
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(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)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(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)
Emperor Moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Mottled Grey
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Scarce Tissue
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Regular)
Ochreous Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Regular)
Iron Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Regular)
Chamomile Shark
(Regular)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Regular)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Pine Beauty
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Regular)
Broad-barred White
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Flame
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Regular)
Mottled Pug
(Regular)
Seraphim
(Regular)
Sallow Kitten
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Early Grey
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Map-winged Swift
(Infrequent)
Gold Swift
(Infrequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Infrequent)
Welsh Wave
(Infrequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Willow Beauty
(Infrequent)
Grey Birch
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Buff Ermine
(Infrequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Infrequent)
Burnished Brass
(Infrequent)
Gold Spot
(Infrequent)
Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Campion
(Infrequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Infrequent)