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.
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
November Moth
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very frequent)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Vapourer
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Anomalous
(Very frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Very frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Very frequent)
Suspected
(Very frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
White-line Dart
(Very frequent)
Garden Dart
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Very frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very frequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Frequent)
Juniper Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Regular)
Ear Moth
(Frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Orange Sallow
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Frequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Portland Moth
(Regular)
Coast Dart
(Frequent)
Archer's Dart
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Regular)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Pale Eggar
(Regular)
Small Dusty Wave
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Regular)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Regular)
Beech-green Carpet
(Regular)
Poplar Grey
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Sword-grass
(Regular)
Brindled Green
(Regular)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Infrequent)
Common Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Yellow Shell
(Infrequent)
Phoenix
(Infrequent)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Clouded Border
(Infrequent)
Peacock Moth
(Infrequent)
Light Emerald
(Infrequent)
Dingy Footman
(Infrequent)
Clifden Nonpareil
(Infrequent)
Gold Spangle
(Infrequent)
Common Rustic
(Infrequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Infrequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Infrequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Infrequent)
Cousin German
(Infrequent)