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