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