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.
December Moth
(Unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Juniper Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Northern Winter Moth
(Very unusual)
Winter Moth
(Unusual)
November Moth
(Frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Very unusual)
Tissue
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Mottled Umber
(Regular)
Herald
(Frequent)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Copper Underwing
(Very unusual)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Unusual)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Unusual)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Dark Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Regular)