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)
Common Swift
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Regular)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Yellow Horned
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Emperor Moth
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Regular)
Birch Mocha
(Regular)
July Belle
(Unusual)
Red Carpet
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Very unusual)
Streamer
(Unusual)
Beautiful Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Unusual)
Dingy Shell
(Frequent)
Small Yellow Wave
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Marsh Pug
(Very unusual)
Netted Pug
(Unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Unusual)
Larch Pug
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Regular)
Broom-tip
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Barred Umber
(Unusual)
Scorched Wing
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Regular)
Lilac Beauty
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Purple Thorn
(Regular)
Scalloped Oak
(Unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Ringed Carpet
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Brussels Lace
(Unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Regular)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Great Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Unusual)
Clouded Buff
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Unusual)
Common Footman
(Unusual)
Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Regular)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Regular)
Anomalous
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Unusual)
Black Rustic
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Grey Arches
(Unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Regular)
Shears
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Southern Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Clay
(Very unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Frequent)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Regular)