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.
Shoulder Stripe
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Yellow Horned
(Frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Streamer
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Mottled Grey
(Frequent)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Frequent)
Orange Underwing
(Regular)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Brindled Beauty
(Frequent)
Oak Beauty
(Frequent)
Dotted Border
(Frequent)
Herald
(Regular)
Early Grey
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Regular)
Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Regular)
Small Quaker
(Frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Regular)
Map-winged Swift
(Infrequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Regular)
December Moth
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Purple Bar
(Infrequent)
Barred Straw
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Netted Pug
(Infrequent)
Brindled Pug
(Regular)
Larch Pug
(Infrequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Infrequent)
March Moth
(Regular)
Pale Brindled Beauty
(Infrequent)
Rannoch Brindled Beauty
(Infrequent)
Scarce Umber
(Infrequent)
Ringed Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Birch
(Regular)
Puss Moth
(Regular)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Scarce Prominent
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Muslin Footman
(Infrequent)
Burnished Brass
(Infrequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Infrequent)
Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Rosy Rustic
(Infrequent)
Pine Beauty
(Regular)
Lead-coloured Drab
(Regular)
Powdered Quaker
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Infrequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Infrequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Infrequent)