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.
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Dwarf Pug
(Unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Lunar Thorn
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Unusual)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Puss Moth
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Regular)
Garden Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Chamomile Shark
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very unusual)
Pine Beauty
(Very unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
Common Quaker
(Regular)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Nutmeg
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Red Chestnut
(Unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Very unusual)