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