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.
Orange Swift
(Regular)
Common Swift
(Very unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Regular)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Buff Arches
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark Spinach
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Phoenix
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Unusual)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Scallop Shell
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Barred Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Netted Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Unusual)
Mottled Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Bordered Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Broom-tip
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Annulet
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Regular)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Unusual)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Uncertain
(Frequent)
Rustic
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Straw Underwing
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Unusual)
Lyme Grass
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Double Lobed
(Unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Cloaked Minor
(Unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Suspected
(Very unusual)
Dingy Shears
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Regular)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Southern Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Clay
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
White-line Dart
(Regular)
Garden Dart
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Very unusual)
Sand Dart
(Very unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Dotted Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Unusual)