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