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
(Unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
July Belle
(Unusual)
Gem
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Unusual)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dingy Shell
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Marsh Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Angle-barred Pug
(Very unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Lunar Thorn
(Unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Mottled Umber
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Common Heath
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Burnished Brass
(Unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Unusual)
Light Arches
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Nutmeg
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Shears
(Unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Clay
(Very unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Very unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)