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
(Regular)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Very unusual)
Thrift Clearwing
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Regular)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
July Belle
(Frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Unusual)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Unusual)
Marsh Pug
(Very unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Angle-barred Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Rannoch Looper
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Scalloped Oak
(Regular)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Heath
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Scotch Annulet
(Very unusual)
Annulet
(Very unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Regular)
Black Mountain Moth
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Regular)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Regular)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Regular)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Northern Arches
(Very unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Frequent)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Regular)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Regular)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Dotted Rustic
(Very unusual)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)