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
(Regular)
Map-winged Swift
(Unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Shoulder Stripe
(Regular)
Streamer
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Mottled Grey
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very 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)
Clouded Border
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Unusual)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Regular)
White-pinion Spotted
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Scarce Prominent
(Unusual)
Buff-tip
(Unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Early Grey
(Unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Pine Beauty
(Very unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Very unusual)
Powdered Quaker
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Glaucous Shears
(Unusual)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Unusual)
Red Chestnut
(Unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Very unusual)