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.
Pale Eggar
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Blood-Vein
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Juniper Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Unusual)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
November Moth
(Unusual)
Pale November Moth
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Feathered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Unusual)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Very unusual)
Copper Underwing
(Regular)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Unusual)
Crescent
(Unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Butterbur
(Very unusual)
Large Ear
(Regular)
Ear Moth
(Regular)
Crinan Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Very unusual)
Lunar Underwing
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Very unusual)
Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Frequent)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Very unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Unusual)
Antler Moth
(Unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Dart
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very unusual)
Dotted Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Very unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very unusual)