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