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)
Map-winged Swift
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Plain Wave
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Regular)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Regular)
Broom-tip
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Bordered Grey
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Very unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Unusual)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Annulet
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Unusual)
Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Regular)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Straw Underwing
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Regular)
Ear Moth
(Regular)
Crinan Ear
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Regular)
Small Dotted Buff
(Unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Double Lobed
(Unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Unusual)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Very unusual)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Hedge Rustic
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Unusual)
Shore Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Coast Dart
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Dart
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Regular)
Garden Dart
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Regular)
Dotted Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Very unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Very unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Regular)
Cousin German
(Very unusual)
Gothic
(Very unusual)