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.
Common Swift
(Unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Welsh Clearwing
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
Smoky Wave
(Frequent)
Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
Birch Mocha
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Unusual)
May Highflyer
(Unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Beech-green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Small White Wave
(Very unusual)
Dingy Shell
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Unusual)
Slender Pug
(Unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Netted Pug
(Very unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Unusual)
Larch Pug
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Very unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Regular)
Satyr Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Valerian Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Regular)
Broom-tip
(Very unusual)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Regular)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very unusual)
Scorched Wing
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Regular)
Purple Thorn
(Unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Unusual)
Black Mountain Moth
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Great Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Regular)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Very unusual)
Clouded Buff
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Small Purple-barred
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Unusual)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Light Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Coronet
(Regular)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Regular)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very unusual)
Common Quaker
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Grey Arches
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Regular)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Unusual)
Shears
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Clay
(Very unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Flame
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very unusual)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Unusual)