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