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.
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Regular)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Regular)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Unusual)
Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Very unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Annulet
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Frequent)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Frequent)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Regular)
Flounced Rustic
(Regular)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Regular)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Regular)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Northern Arches
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Regular)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Brick
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Unusual)
Suspected
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Unusual)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Dotted Rustic
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Green Arches
(Very unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Very unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Regular)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Unusual)
Gothic
(Unusual)