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