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.
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Vestal
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
November Moth
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Very unusual)
Tissue
(Unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Regular)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Clifden Nonpareil
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Anomalous
(Very unusual)
Copper Underwing
(Regular)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Butterbur
(Very unusual)
Large Ear
(Very unusual)
Ear Moth
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Orange Sallow
(Unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Regular)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Very unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Regular)
Brick
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Dark Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Unusual)
Brindled Green
(Unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Very unusual)
Feathered Gothic
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Dart
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Very unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Very unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)