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.
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
November Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very frequent)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Vapourer
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very frequent)
Ear Moth
(Very frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Orange Sallow
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Brick
(Very frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Very frequent)
Brindled Green
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very frequent)
Cousin German
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Frequent)
Slender-striped Rufous
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Regular)
Mottled Umber
(Regular)
Willow Beauty
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Scarce Silver Y
(Frequent)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Anomalous
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Regular)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Frequent)
Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Suspected
(Frequent)
Grey Chi
(Frequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Regular)
White-line Dart
(Regular)
Garden Dart
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
December Moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
Yellow Shell
(Infrequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Regular)
Juniper Carpet
(Infrequent)
Phoenix
(Infrequent)
Water Carpet
(Infrequent)
Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Infrequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Infrequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Infrequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Infrequent)
Common Pug
(Infrequent)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Broom-tip
(Infrequent)
Clouded Border
(Infrequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Infrequent)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Bordered Beauty
(Regular)
Lunar Thorn
(Infrequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Regular)
Feathered Thorn
(Infrequent)
Satin Beauty
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Infrequent)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Clouded Buff
(Infrequent)
Common Footman
(Infrequent)
Gold Spot
(Infrequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Infrequent)
Grey Dagger
(Infrequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Rustic
(Infrequent)
Brown Rustic
(Infrequent)
Crescent
(Infrequent)
Rosy Minor
(Infrequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Regular)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Infrequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Infrequent)
Broom Moth
(Infrequent)
Heart and Dart
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Northern Rustic
(Regular)
Double Dart
(Infrequent)
Double Square-spot
(Infrequent)