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
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Netted Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Very unusual)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Lunar Thorn
(Unusual)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Snout
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Small Purple-barred
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very unusual)
Alder Moth
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Regular)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Regular)
Clay
(Unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Very unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)