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.
Common Swift
(Frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
Buff Arches
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Regular)
Dingy Shell
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Angle-barred Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Lesser Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Regular)
Scorched Wing
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Regular)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Unusual)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Grass Emerald
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Puss Moth
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Snout
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Regular)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Unusual)
Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Rufous Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Regular)
Broad-barred White
(Regular)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Southern Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Clay
(Regular)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Frequent)
Obscure Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Double Dart
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Unusual)