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