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
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Very frequent)
Streamer
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
V-Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Very frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Very frequent)
Seraphim
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Puss Moth
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Chamomile Shark
(Very frequent)
Early Grey
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Pine Beauty
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Very frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very frequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Flame
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Frequent)
Treble-bar
(Regular)
Lesser Treble-bar
(Regular)
Broom-tip
(Frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Frequent)
Fan-foot
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Regular)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Mottled Grey
(Regular)
Pretty Pinion
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Regular)
Netted Pug
(Regular)
Satyr Pug
(Regular)
Magpie Moth
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Speckled Yellow
(Regular)
Willow Beauty
(Regular)
Grey Birch
(Regular)
Muslin Moth
(Regular)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Gold Swift
(Infrequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Infrequent)
Phoenix
(Infrequent)
Barred Straw
(Infrequent)
Dingy Shell
(Infrequent)
Welsh Wave
(Infrequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
March Moth
(Infrequent)
Great Prominent
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Buff Ermine
(Infrequent)
Burnished Brass
(Infrequent)
Alder Moth
(Infrequent)
Coronet
(Infrequent)
Shark
(Infrequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Light Arches
(Infrequent)
Dog's Tooth
(Infrequent)
White Colon
(Infrequent)
Sand Dart
(Infrequent)
Purple Clay
(Infrequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Infrequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Infrequent)