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.
Ghost Moth
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Unusual)
Heath Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Regular)
Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Unusual)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Small Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Regular)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Regular)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Double Lobed
(Unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Unusual)
Grey Chi
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Unusual)
Dotted Rustic
(Unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Very unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Regular)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very unusual)
Gothic
(Very unusual)