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.
Large Red-belted Clearwing
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Regular)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Yellow Horned
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Kentish Glory
(Regular)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Birch Mocha
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Very unusual)
Shoulder Stripe
(Unusual)
Streamer
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Mottled Grey
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Dwarf Pug
(Unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Regular)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Broom-tip
(Frequent)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very frequent)
Orange Underwing
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Netted Mountain Moth
(Frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Purple Thorn
(Very unusual)
Brindled Beauty
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Grass Wave
(Very unusual)
Puss Moth
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Scarce Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Small Purple-barred
(Unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Unusual)
Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Unusual)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Pine Beauty
(Unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Lead-coloured Drab
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Small Dark Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Glaucous Shears
(Regular)
Shears
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)