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.
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Yellow Horned
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Kentish Glory
(Very frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Streamer
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Mottled Grey
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Very frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Broom-tip
(Very frequent)
Seraphim
(Very frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Netted Mountain Moth
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Purple Thorn
(Very frequent)
Brindled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Puss Moth
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Very frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Pine Beauty
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Small Dark Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
Poplar Lutestring
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Smoky Wave
(Regular)
Cream Wave
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Shoulder Stripe
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Scarce Tissue
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Larch Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Grey Birch
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Regular)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Frequent)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Poplar Grey
(Frequent)
Rannoch Sprawler
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Small Quaker
(Frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Regular)
Gold Swift
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Scorched Wing
(Regular)
Mottled Beauty
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Regular)
Early Grey
(Regular)
Sword-grass
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Regular)
Ghost Moth
(Infrequent)
Maiden's Blush
(Infrequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Green Pug
(Infrequent)
Barred Umber
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Wood Tiger
(Infrequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Infrequent)
Burnished Brass
(Infrequent)
Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Infrequent)
Lead-coloured Drab
(Infrequent)
Broad-barred White
(Infrequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Infrequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Infrequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Infrequent)