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
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Unusual)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Regular)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Plain Wave
(Very unusual)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Galium Carpet
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dingy Shell
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Scallop Shell
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Barred Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Mottled Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Broom-tip
(Unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Heath
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Very unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Regular)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Frequent)
Fan-foot
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Regular)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Straw Underwing
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Unusual)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Lyme Grass
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Shore Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Coast Dart
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Unusual)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Unusual)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)