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