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
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Regular)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Buff Arches
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Phoenix
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dingy Shell
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Scallop Shell
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Barred Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Marsh Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Angle-barred Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Valerian Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Bordered Pug
(Very unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Lesser Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Lilac Beauty
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Grass Emerald
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Regular)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Uncertain
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Regular)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Unusual)
Large Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Double Lobed
(Regular)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Cloaked Minor
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Rufous Minor
(Regular)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Very unusual)
Olive
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Frequent)
Suspected
(Very unusual)
Dingy Shears
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Nutmeg
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Regular)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Southern Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Clay
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
Obscure Wainscot
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Garden Dart
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)