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.
December Moth
(Frequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Vestal
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Juniper Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Winter Moth
(Very unusual)
November Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Frequent)
Tissue
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scarce Umber
(Unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Frequent)
Snout
(Unusual)
Clifden Nonpareil
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Unusual)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Unusual)
Sallow
(Very unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Dark Chestnut
(Regular)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Merveille du Jour
(Frequent)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Unusual)
Brindled Ochre
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)