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.
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Streamer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Very frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Brindled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Ringed Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Birch
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Very frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Regular)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Kentish Glory
(Frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Birch Mocha
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Shoulder Stripe
(Regular)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Mottled Grey
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Frequent)
Slender Pug
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Larch Pug
(Regular)
Satyr Pug
(Frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Broom-tip
(Regular)
Seraphim
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Netted Mountain Moth
(Frequent)
Barred Umber
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Frequent)
Purple Thorn
(Frequent)
Rannoch Brindled Beauty
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Puss Moth
(Frequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Frequent)
Great Prominent
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Regular)
Early Grey
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Pine Beauty
(Regular)
Small Dark Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Shears
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Infrequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Cream Wave
(Infrequent)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Pretty Pinion
(Infrequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Regular)
Angle-barred Pug
(Regular)
Ochreous Pug
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Infrequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Infrequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Regular)
Red-necked Footman
(Infrequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Regular)
Alder Moth
(Infrequent)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Infrequent)
Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Regular)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Infrequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Campion
(Infrequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Infrequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Infrequent)