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.
December Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Northern Winter Moth
(Frequent)
Winter Moth
(Regular)
November Moth
(Frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Frequent)
Streak
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very unusual)
September Thorn
(Very unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scarce Umber
(Very frequent)
Mottled Umber
(Frequent)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Sallow
(Unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Unusual)
Flounced Chestnut
(Unusual)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Unusual)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brindled Ochre
(Very unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very unusual)