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.
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Very unusual)
November Moth
(Regular)
Autumnal Moth
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very unusual)
Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
September Thorn
(Frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Vapourer
(Unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Very unusual)
Copper Underwing
(Very unusual)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Unusual)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Regular)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Regular)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Very unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Unusual)
Flounced Chestnut
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Very unusual)
Lunar Underwing
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Merveille du Jour
(Frequent)
Brindled Green
(Frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Brindled Ochre
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Regular)
Heath Rustic
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)