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
(Very unusual)
Common Swift
(Regular)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Regular)
Welsh Clearwing
(Unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Pale Eggar
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Regular)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Plain Wave
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Very unusual)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Oblique Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
V-Pug
(Unusual)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Unusual)
Mottled Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Broom-tip
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
V-Moth
(Very unusual)
Rannoch Looper
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Regular)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Willow Beauty
(Regular)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Common Heath
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Very unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Clouded Buff
(Unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Regular)
Muslin Footman
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Regular)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Coronet
(Unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Regular)
Marbled Beauty
(Unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Regular)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Regular)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Regular)
Beautiful Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Regular)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Unusual)
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 unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very unusual)
Gothic
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Very unusual)