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