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.
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Death's-head Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Very unusual)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
November Moth
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Unusual)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Regular)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Unusual)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Unusual)
Ear Moth
(Unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Unusual)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Unusual)
Brick
(Unusual)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Unusual)
Brindled Ochre
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Clay
(Very unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Unusual)
Dotted Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)