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.
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Vestal
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
November Moth
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Unusual)
Tissue
(Very unusual)
Slender-striped Rufous
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Lesser Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
September Thorn
(Unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Very unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Very unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Unusual)
Vapourer
(Unusual)
Clifden Nonpareil
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Copper Underwing
(Very unusual)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Unusual)
Crescent
(Regular)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Unusual)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Regular)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Common Rustic
(Unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Dun-bar
(Unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Regular)
Heath Rustic
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Unusual)