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.
Common Swift
(Very unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Regular)
Ghost Moth
(Unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Regular)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
Chinese Character
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
Smoky Wave
(Unusual)
Cream Wave
(Very frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Streamer
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dingy Shell
(Very unusual)
Small Yellow Wave
(Unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Bilberry Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Lead-coloured Pug
(Very frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Thyme Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Valerian Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Very unusual)
Shaded Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very unusual)
Lilac Beauty
(Unusual)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Purple Thorn
(Very unusual)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Grass Wave
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Little Emerald
(Very frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Very unusual)
Great Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Snout
(Unusual)
Clouded Buff
(Unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Very unusual)
Four-dotted Footman
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Dark Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Alder Moth
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Regular)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Light Arches
(Very unusual)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Rufous Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Regular)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Grey Arches
(Regular)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Clay
(Very unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Flame
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Double Square-spot
(Unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)