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)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very frequent)
Red Carpet
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Rustic
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Ear Moth
(Very frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Frequent)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brindled Green
(Very frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(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)
Neglected Rustic
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Pale Eggar
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Barred Carpet
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Frequent)
Slender Pug
(Frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Frequent)
Treble-bar
(Frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Bordered Beauty
(Frequent)
September Thorn
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Coronet
(Regular)
Anomalous
(Frequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Old Lady
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Northern Arches
(Regular)
Double Lobed
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Frequent)
Suspected
(Frequent)
Grey Arches
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Frequent)
Garden Dart
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Cousin German
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Infrequent)
Gold Swift
(Infrequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Emperor Moth
(Infrequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Infrequent)
Plain Wave
(Infrequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Infrequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Regular)
Juniper Carpet
(Infrequent)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Heath Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Infrequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Infrequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Infrequent)
Lesser Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Latticed Heath
(Infrequent)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Regular)
Dark Tussock
(Infrequent)
Buff Footman
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Regular)
Uncertain
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Confused
(Regular)
Cloaked Minor
(Infrequent)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Infrequent)
Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Regular)
Dark Brocade
(Infrequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Infrequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Infrequent)
Broom Moth
(Infrequent)
Campion
(Infrequent)
Heart and Dart
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Infrequent)