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