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.
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Very frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Very frequent)
Larch Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Very frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Broom-tip
(Very frequent)
Seraphim
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Purple Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Very frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Poplar Grey
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Plain Wave
(Frequent)
Cream Wave
(Frequent)
July Belle
(Frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Streamer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Slender Pug
(Regular)
Marsh Pug
(Frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
Magpie Moth
(Frequent)
Rannoch Looper
(Regular)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Herald
(Regular)
Dark Tussock
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Scarce Silver Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Frequent)
Shark
(Frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Pine Beauty
(Regular)
Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Grey Arches
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Frequent)
Large Red-belted Clearwing
(Regular)
Beautiful Carpet
(Regular)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Regular)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Regular)
Phoenix
(Regular)
Barred Umber
(Regular)
Brussels Lace
(Regular)
Puss Moth
(Regular)
Clouded Buff
(Regular)
Round-winged Muslin
(Regular)
Four-dotted Footman
(Regular)
Small Purple-barred
(Regular)
Archer's Dart
(Regular)
Gothic
(Regular)
Goat Moth
(Infrequent)
Thrift Clearwing
(Infrequent)
Emperor Moth
(Infrequent)
Gem
(Infrequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Infrequent)
Dingy Shell
(Infrequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Infrequent)
Cloaked Pug
(Infrequent)
Brindled Pug
(Infrequent)
Juniper Pug
(Infrequent)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Netted Mountain Moth
(Infrequent)
Latticed Heath
(Infrequent)
Scorched Wing
(Infrequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Infrequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Infrequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Infrequent)
Rustic
(Infrequent)
Lyme Grass
(Infrequent)
Small Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Red Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Infrequent)