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)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(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)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Tissue
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
V-Pug
(Very frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very frequent)
Treble-bar
(Very frequent)
Lesser Treble-bar
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Satin 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)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(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)
Copper Underwing
(Very frequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Very frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Uncertain
(Very frequent)
Rustic
(Very frequent)
Old Lady
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Butterbur
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Double Lobed
(Very frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Southern Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
White-line Dart
(Very frequent)
Garden Dart
(Very frequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(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
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Very frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Single-dotted Wave
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Barred Rivulet
(Frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Slender Pug
(Frequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Regular)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Vapourer
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Buff Footman
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Regular)
Twin-spotted Wainscot
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Cloaked Minor
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Regular)
Olive
(Regular)
Suspected
(Frequent)
Brindled Green
(Frequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Flame
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Gothic
(Frequent)
Buff Arches
(Regular)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Streak
(Regular)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Garden Tiger
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Northern Arches
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Small Quaker
(Regular)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Infrequent)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Infrequent)
Peach Blossom
(Infrequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
Gem
(Infrequent)
Dark Spinach
(Infrequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dingy Shell
(Infrequent)
Scallop Shell
(Infrequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Infrequent)
Marsh Pug
(Infrequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Infrequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Infrequent)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Infrequent)
Bordered Pug
(Infrequent)
Annulet
(Infrequent)
Cinnabar
(Infrequent)
Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Infrequent)
Dingy Shears
(Infrequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Grey Arches
(Infrequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Obscure Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Northern Rustic
(Infrequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Infrequent)