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.
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Juniper Carpet
(Very unusual)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
November Moth
(Unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Unusual)
Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Unusual)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Vapourer
(Unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Regular)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Regular)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Frequent)
Suspected
(Very unusual)
Merveille du Jour
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Regular)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Portland Moth
(Very unusual)
Coast Dart
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Unusual)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Regular)
Neglected Rustic
(Unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Plain Clay
(Frequent)