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
(Regular)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
November Moth
(Unusual)
Pale November Moth
(Unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Regular)
Ear Moth
(Frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Very unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Unusual)
Merveille du Jour
(Unusual)
Grey Chi
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Regular)
Hedge Rustic
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Unusual)
Nutmeg
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
White-speck
(Very unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Unusual)
Dotted Rustic
(Very unusual)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
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)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Unusual)