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 unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Yellow Horned
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Unusual)
Kentish Glory
(Very unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Shoulder Stripe
(Regular)
Streamer
(Regular)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
November Moth
(Very unusual)
Scarce Tissue
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Regular)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Frequent)
Broom-tip
(Frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Lunar Thorn
(Regular)
Brindled Beauty
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Unusual)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Puss Moth
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Scarce Prominent
(Unusual)
Buff-tip
(Unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Chamomile Shark
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Pine Beauty
(Unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Small Quaker
(Very unusual)
Powdered Quaker
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Nutmeg
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
White Colon
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Regular)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Regular)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)