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 Unlikely', or for beginners 'Unlikely' against them should be verified with your CMR.
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Scotch Burnet
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Very frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Streamer
(Very frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Very frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Very frequent)
Broom-tip
(Very frequent)
Seraphim
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Very frequent)
Black Mountain Moth
(Frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Coronet
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very frequent)
Large Red-belted Clearwing
(Frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Frequent)
July Belle
(Frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Regular)
Beautiful Carpet
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Small White Wave
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Larch Pug
(Frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Frequent)
Grass Wave
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Herald
(Frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Light Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Poplar Grey
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Kentish Glory
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Marsh Pug
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Regular)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
Early Tooth-striped
(Regular)
Purple Thorn
(Regular)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Puss Moth
(Regular)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Fan-foot
(Regular)
Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Shark
(Regular)
Marbled Beauty
(Regular)
Mottled Rustic
(Regular)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Regular)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Small Dark Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Regular)
Red Chestnut
(Regular)
Double Dart
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Regular)
Pale Eggar
(Infrequent)
Plain Wave
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dingy Shell
(Infrequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Infrequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Infrequent)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Netted Mountain Moth
(Infrequent)
Rannoch Looper
(Infrequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Infrequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Infrequent)
Chocolate-tip
(Infrequent)
Gold Spangle
(Infrequent)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Infrequent)
Rustic
(Infrequent)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Dun-bar
(Infrequent)
Suspected
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Infrequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Infrequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Infrequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Infrequent)
Northern Dart
(Infrequent)