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
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Shoulder Stripe
(Very unusual)
Streamer
(Regular)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Netted Pug
(Very unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Unusual)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Regular)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Regular)
Scorched Wing
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Very unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
White-pinion Spotted
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Puss Moth
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Chamomile Shark
(Very unusual)
Early Grey
(Regular)
Mottled Rustic
(Unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Unusual)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Pine Beauty
(Very unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Small Quaker
(Very unusual)
Powdered Quaker
(Regular)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Frequent)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
Red Chestnut
(Unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Very unusual)