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