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.
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very unusual)
Shoulder Stripe
(Frequent)
Streamer
(Regular)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Mottled Grey
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Very unusual)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Puss Moth
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Regular)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Scarce Prominent
(Very unusual)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Pine Beauty
(Very unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Glaucous Shears
(Frequent)
Shears
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Marbled Coronet
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Unusual)