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.
Pale Eggar
(Very frequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
November Moth
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Vapourer
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Brick
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Regular)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Ear Moth
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Frequent)
Orange Sallow
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Pearly Underwing
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Dotted Rustic
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Infrequent)
Death's-head Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Riband Wave
(Infrequent)
Vestal
(Regular)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Regular)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Infrequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Regular)
Mottled Umber
(Infrequent)
Satin Beauty
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Infrequent)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Scotch Annulet
(Infrequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Infrequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Infrequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Infrequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Infrequent)
Anomalous
(Regular)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Old Lady
(Infrequent)
Light Arches
(Infrequent)
Double Lobed
(Infrequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Infrequent)
Suspected
(Infrequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Infrequent)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Infrequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Infrequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Infrequent)
Plain Clay
(Infrequent)