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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
(Unusual)
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Common Swift
(Frequent)
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Map-winged Swift
(Unusual)
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Scalloped Hook-tip
(Frequent)
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Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
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Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
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Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
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Yellow Horned
(Unusual)
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Emperor Moth
(Frequent)
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Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
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Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
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Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
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Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
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Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
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Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
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Common Carpet
(Frequent)
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Shoulder Stripe
(Very frequent)
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Streamer
(Very frequent)
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July Highflyer
(Regular)
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May Highflyer
(Frequent)
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Ruddy Highflyer
(Unusual)
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Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
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Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
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Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
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Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
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Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
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Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
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Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
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Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
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Barred Carpet
(Unusual)
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Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
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V-Pug
(Unusual)
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Foxglove Pug
(Unusual)
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Marsh Pug
(Unusual)
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Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
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Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
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Dwarf Pug
(Frequent)
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Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
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Ochreous Pug
(Frequent)
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Currant Pug
(Frequent)
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Common Pug
(Frequent)
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Mottled Pug
(Frequent)
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Broom-tip
(Frequent)
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Seraphim
(Regular)
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Early Tooth-striped
(Frequent)
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Orange Underwing
(Unusual)
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Latticed Heath
(Regular)
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Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
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Barred Umber
(Frequent)
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Scorched Wing
(Regular)
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Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
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Speckled Yellow
(Frequent)
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Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Unusual)
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Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
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Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
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Purple Thorn
(Frequent)
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Brindled Beauty
(Frequent)
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Peppered Moth
(Regular)
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Grey Birch
(Frequent)
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Common Heath
(Regular)
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Bordered White
(Frequent)
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White-pinion Spotted
(Unusual)
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Barred Red
(Unusual)
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Puss Moth
(Frequent)
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Sallow Kitten
(Unusual)
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Lunar Marbled Brown
(Frequent)
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Iron Prominent
(Regular)
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Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
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Great Prominent
(Frequent)
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Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
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Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
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Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
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Herald
(Frequent)
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Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
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Cinnabar
(Regular)
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Mother Shipton
(Unusual)
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Spectacle
(Frequent)
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Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
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Light Knot Grass
(Unusual)
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Sweet Gale Moth
(Unusual)
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Knot Grass
(Unusual)
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Coronet
(Unusual)
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Shark
(Unusual)
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Mouse Moth
(Regular)
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Early Grey
(Frequent)
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Marbled Beauty
(Unusual)
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Mottled Rustic
(Unusual)
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Angle Shades
(Regular)
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Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
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Rosy Rustic
(Regular)
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Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
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Chestnut
(Regular)
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Pale Pinion
(Unusual)
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Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
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Brindled Ochre
(Frequent)
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Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
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Pine Beauty
(Regular)
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Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
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Common Quaker
(Frequent)
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Small Quaker
(Frequent)
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Lead-coloured Drab
(Frequent)
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Powdered Quaker
(Frequent)
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Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
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Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Regular)
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Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
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Beautiful Brocade
(Unusual)
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Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
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Shears
(Frequent)
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Cabbage Moth
(Regular)
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Campion
(Unusual)
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Broad-barred White
(Unusual)
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Lychnis
(Regular)
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Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
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Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
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Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Unusual)
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Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
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Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
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Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
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Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
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Dotted Clay
(Unusual)
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Square-spot Rustic
(Regular)
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Autumnal Rustic
(Unusual)
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Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
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Oak Nycteoline
(Frequent)
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