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