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.
Orange Swift
(Regular)
Map-winged Swift
(Regular)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Regular)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Regular)
Buff Arches
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Phoenix
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Spinach
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dingy Shell
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Rivulet
(Unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Barred Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Sloe Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Very unusual)
Mottled Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Bordered Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Regular)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Regular)
Cinnabar
(Unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Unusual)
Poplar Grey
(Very unusual)
Copper Underwing
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Uncertain
(Regular)
Rustic
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Cloaked Minor
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Rufous Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Frequent)
Dingy Shears
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Unusual)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Garden Dart
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Regular)
Flame
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Very unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Regular)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)