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