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.
Pale Eggar
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
November Moth
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Regular)
Snout
(Unusual)
Vapourer
(Unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Unusual)
Merveille du Jour
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Regular)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Regular)
Pearly Underwing
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
Dotted Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Very unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)