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
(Very unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Regular)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Thrift Clearwing
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Regular)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Birch Mocha
(Unusual)
July Belle
(Unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Marsh Pug
(Very unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Valerian Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Frequent)
Broom-tip
(Frequent)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Lunar Thorn
(Regular)
Scalloped Oak
(Very unusual)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Regular)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Unusual)
Bordered White
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Regular)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Clouded Buff
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Regular)
Cinnabar
(Regular)
Muslin Footman
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Regular)
Common Footman
(Unusual)
Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Light Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Shears
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Clay
(Unusual)
Shore Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Sand Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Very unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Unusual)