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.
Common Swift
(Frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Unusual)
Streamer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Mottled Grey
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Dwarf Pug
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Unusual)
Lunar Thorn
(Unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Unusual)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Very unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Puss Moth
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Chamomile Shark
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Very unusual)
Early Grey
(Regular)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Unusual)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Light Arches
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Pine Beauty
(Very unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Very unusual)
Powdered Quaker
(Frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Unusual)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Sand Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)