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
(Very unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Regular)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Pale Eggar
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Plain Wave
(Unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Regular)
Birch Mocha
(Very unusual)
July Belle
(Unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Red Carpet
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Galium Carpet
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark Spinach
(Unusual)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Beech-green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dingy Shell
(Very unusual)
Small Yellow Wave
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Scallop Shell
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Heath Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Unusual)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Cloaked Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Angle-barred Pug
(Unusual)
Thyme Pug
(Unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Regular)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Regular)
Broom-tip
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very unusual)
Lilac Beauty
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Lunar Thorn
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Regular)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Regular)
Feathered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Oak Beauty
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Willow Beauty
(Regular)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Regular)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Regular)
Sallow Kitten
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Regular)
Clouded Buff
(Unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Dingy Footman
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Regular)
Fan-foot
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Regular)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Coronet
(Unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Regular)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Uncertain
(Regular)
Rustic
(Regular)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Northern Arches
(Very unusual)
Double Lobed
(Unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Rufous Minor
(Unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Unusual)
Beautiful Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
Campion
(Regular)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Southern Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Clay
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Unusual)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Garden Dart
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very unusual)
Plain Clay
(Very unusual)
Cousin German
(Very unusual)
Gothic
(Regular)