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
(Regular)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Regular)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
July Belle
(Frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Unusual)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Angle-barred Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Unusual)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Brussels Lace
(Unusual)
Large Emerald
(Regular)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Unusual)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Regular)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Shark
(Unusual)
Chamomile Shark
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Regular)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Regular)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Dotted Rustic
(Very unusual)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Regular)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)