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