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
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Cream Wave
(Frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Unusual)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Very unusual)
Streamer
(Regular)
May Highflyer
(Unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Mottled Grey
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Unusual)
Lead-coloured Pug
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Very frequent)
Oak-tree Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Very unusual)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Grey Birch
(Regular)
Common Heath
(Unusual)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Grass Wave
(Very unusual)
Little Emerald
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Regular)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Great Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Scarce Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Alder Moth
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Early Grey
(Unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Unusual)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Pine Beauty
(Very unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Regular)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Very unusual)