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