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