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