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.
December Moth
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Winter Moth
(Very frequent)
November Moth
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Very frequent)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scarce Umber
(Very frequent)
Mottled Umber
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Brick
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Very frequent)
Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Very frequent)
Pearly Underwing
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Northern Winter Moth
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Vapourer
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Gem
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Juniper Carpet
(Infrequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Infrequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Infrequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Large Ear
(Infrequent)
Sallow
(Infrequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Regular)