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.
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
November Moth
(Frequent)
Slender-striped Rufous
(Very frequent)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very frequent)
Ear Moth
(Very frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Pale Eggar
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Red Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
August Thorn
(Regular)
September Thorn
(Frequent)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Frequent)
Orange Sallow
(Frequent)
Brick
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Frequent)
Brindled Green
(Frequent)
Grey Chi
(Frequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Regular)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Flame
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Infrequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Infrequent)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Infrequent)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Phoenix
(Regular)
Beech-green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Infrequent)
Juniper Pug
(Infrequent)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Infrequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Regular)
Mottled Umber
(Regular)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Infrequent)
Clouded Buff
(Infrequent)
Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Infrequent)
Gold Spot
(Infrequent)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Anomalous
(Infrequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Regular)
Old Lady
(Infrequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Dark Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Sword-grass
(Regular)
Suspected
(Regular)
Brindled Ochre
(Regular)
Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Infrequent)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Pearly Underwing
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Purple Clay
(Infrequent)
Northern Rustic
(Infrequent)
Heath Rustic
(Regular)
Six-striped Rustic
(Infrequent)