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