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.
December Moth
(Frequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Juniper Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Winter Moth
(Very unusual)
November Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Regular)
Autumnal Moth
(Regular)
Streak
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scarce Umber
(Very unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Regular)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Regular)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Regular)
Small Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Unusual)
Sallow
(Very unusual)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Very unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Brick
(Frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Dark Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Regular)