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)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(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)
Dark Spinach
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
V-Pug
(Very frequent)
Slender Pug
(Very frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very frequent)
Treble-bar
(Very frequent)
Lesser Treble-bar
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(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)
Annulet
(Frequent)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Buff Footman
(Very frequent)
Common Footman
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(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)
Copper Underwing
(Very frequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Very frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Uncertain
(Very frequent)
Rustic
(Very frequent)
Old Lady
(Very frequent)
Straw Underwing
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very frequent)
Ear Moth
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Double Lobed
(Very frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Very frequent)
Cloaked Minor
(Very frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Olive
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Frequent)
Portland Moth
(Frequent)
Coast Dart
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Dart
(Very frequent)
White-line Dart
(Very frequent)
Garden Dart
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very frequent)
Archer's Dart
(Very frequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Flame
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Dotted Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Very frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Rivulet
(Frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Bordered Pug
(Regular)
Streak
(Regular)
Broom-tip
(Regular)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Shark
(Regular)
Anomalous
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Butterbur
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Frequent)
Lyme Grass
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Orange Sallow
(Frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Frequent)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Frequent)
Suspected
(Frequent)
Brindled Green
(Frequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Frequent)
Nutmeg
(Regular)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Regular)
Buff Arches
(Regular)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Blood-Vein
(Regular)
July Belle
(Regular)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Regular)
Marsh Pug
(Regular)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Regular)
Magpie Moth
(Regular)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Vapourer
(Regular)
Muslin Footman
(Regular)
Dingy Footman
(Regular)
Crinan Ear
(Regular)
Twin-spotted Wainscot
(Regular)
Confused
(Regular)
Flounced Chestnut
(Regular)
Shore Wainscot
(Regular)
Double Dart
(Regular)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Peach Blossom
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Devon Carpet
(Infrequent)
Scallop Shell
(Infrequent)
Cloaked Pug
(Infrequent)
Larch Pug
(Infrequent)
Peacock Moth
(Infrequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Infrequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Infrequent)
White Satin
(Infrequent)
Clifden Nonpareil
(Infrequent)
Poplar Grey
(Infrequent)
Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Small Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Vine's Rustic
(Infrequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Infrequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Infrequent)
Northern Arches
(Infrequent)
Rufous Minor
(Infrequent)
Brick
(Infrequent)
Dingy Shears
(Infrequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Infrequent)
Broom Moth
(Infrequent)
Southern Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Delicate
(Infrequent)
Plain Clay
(Infrequent)