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