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