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.
Orange Swift
(Frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
December Moth
(Very unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Plain Wave
(Unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Very unusual)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Spinach
(Unusual)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Frequent)
Bordered Pug
(Very unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
September Thorn
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Regular)
Dotted Carpet
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very unusual)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Regular)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Regular)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Regular)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Frequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Regular)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Unusual)
Uncertain
(Unusual)
Rustic
(Regular)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Regular)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Regular)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Regular)
Ear Moth
(Regular)
Crinan Ear
(Regular)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Regular)
Small Dotted Buff
(Unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Northern Arches
(Unusual)
Double Lobed
(Unusual)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Rufous Minor
(Regular)
Middle-barred Minor
(Regular)
Orange Sallow
(Regular)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Unusual)
Red-line Quaker
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Regular)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Unusual)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Brindled Ochre
(Very unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Regular)
Square-spot Dart
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Regular)
Garden Dart
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Unusual)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Frequent)
Cousin German
(Regular)
Gothic
(Unusual)