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.
Orange Swift
(Unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Regular)
Gold Swift
(Frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Very unusual)
Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark Spinach
(Very unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Beech-green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Small Yellow Wave
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Scallop Shell
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Unusual)
Bilberry Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Unusual)
Lead-coloured Pug
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Bordered Pug
(Very unusual)
Shaded Pug
(Very unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
Lilac Beauty
(Frequent)
September Thorn
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Willow Beauty
(Unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Little Emerald
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Very unusual)
Four-dotted Footman
(Unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Ear
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Regular)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Unusual)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Cloaked Minor
(Very unusual)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Rufous Minor
(Regular)
Middle-barred Minor
(Regular)
Dun-bar
(Frequent)
Suspected
(Very unusual)
Dingy Shears
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Grey Arches
(Frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Regular)
Flame
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Double Dart
(Unusual)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)