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.
Orange Swift
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Plain Wave
(Regular)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Regular)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Pretty Pinion
(Unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Slender Pug
(Unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Frequent)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Very unusual)
Broom-tip
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
V-Moth
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Unusual)
Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Regular)
Dotted Carpet
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Frequent)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Unusual)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Regular)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Uncertain
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Unusual)
Ear Moth
(Unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Northern Arches
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Rufous Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Regular)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Frequent)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Suspected
(Regular)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Unusual)
Portland Moth
(Unusual)
Coast Dart
(Unusual)
White-line Dart
(Frequent)
Garden Dart
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Regular)
Heath Rustic
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Regular)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very frequent)
Cousin German
(Regular)
Gothic
(Very unusual)