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 unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
Plain Wave
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Juniper Carpet
(Unusual)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Barred Straw
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
November Moth
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Treble-bar
(Unusual)
Streak
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
September Thorn
(Regular)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Very unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Regular)
Mottled Umber
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Regular)
Snout
(Regular)
Vapourer
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Unusual)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Regular)
Uncertain
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Regular)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very unusual)
Ear Moth
(Frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Regular)
Large Wainscot
(Frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Orange Sallow
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Regular)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Regular)
Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Unusual)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Frequent)
Brindled Green
(Frequent)
Grey Chi
(Frequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Regular)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Regular)
Dark Brocade
(Unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Regular)
Feathered Gothic
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Regular)
Oak Nycteoline
(Very unusual)