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.
Small Dusty Wave
(Unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
November Moth
(Unusual)
Pale November Moth
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Lesser Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Regular)
Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Unusual)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Very unusual)
Copper Underwing
(Regular)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Butterbur
(Very unusual)
Large Ear
(Very unusual)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Regular)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Very unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Unusual)
Lunar Underwing
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Unusual)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Dart
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Garden Dart
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Dotted Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)