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.
December Moth
(Frequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Juniper Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Northern Winter Moth
(Very unusual)
Winter Moth
(Very unusual)
November Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Regular)
Autumnal Moth
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scarce Umber
(Frequent)
Mottled Umber
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Regular)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Very unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Sallow
(Very unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Red-line Quaker
(Regular)
Brick
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Unusual)
Brindled Ochre
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very unusual)