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.
96 - East Inverness & Nairn
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Satin Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Pale Eggar
(Very frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Pine Tree Lappet
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Plain Wave
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Very frequent)
Cream Wave
(Very frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Very frequent)
July Belle
(Very frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Carpet
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Phoenix
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Heath Rivulet
(Frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Very frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Green Pug
(Very frequent)
Slender Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very frequent)
Larch Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very frequent)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very frequent)
Treble-bar
(Very frequent)
Broom-tip
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Rannoch Looper
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Very frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Very frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Common Footman
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Poplar Grey
(Very frequent)
Coronet
(Very frequent)
Shark
(Very frequent)
Anomalous
(Very frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Northern Arches
(Very frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Very frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Suspected
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very frequent)
Cousin German
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Very frequent)
Orange Swift
(Frequent)
Goat Moth
(Regular)
Welsh Clearwing
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Spinach
(Frequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Regular)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Blomer's Rivulet
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
V-Moth
(Regular)
Bordered Beauty
(Frequent)
Dark Bordered Beauty
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Black Mountain Moth
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Frequent)
Round-winged Muslin
(Frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Regular)
Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Ear
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Double Lobed
(Regular)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Rufous Minor
(Frequent)
Grey Chi
(Frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Shears
(Frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
White-line Dart
(Frequent)
Garden Dart
(Frequent)
Archer's Dart
(Regular)
Flame
(Regular)
Neglected Rustic
(Frequent)
Northern Dart
(Frequent)
Small White Wave
(Regular)
Marsh Pug
(Regular)
Dwarf Pug
(Regular)
Thyme Pug
(Regular)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Regular)
Seraphim
(Regular)
Barred Umber
(Regular)
Scorched Wing
(Regular)
Herald
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Regular)
Muslin Footman
(Regular)
Four-dotted Footman
(Regular)
Buff Footman
(Regular)
Silver Hook
(Regular)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Regular)
Old Lady
(Regular)
Lyme Grass
(Regular)
Confused
(Regular)
Glaucous Shears
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Heath Rustic
(Regular)
Green Silver-lines
(Regular)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Infrequent)
Thrift Clearwing
(Infrequent)
Fox Moth
(Infrequent)
Dingy Shell
(Infrequent)
Cloaked Pug
(Infrequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Infrequent)
Valerian Pug
(Infrequent)
Sharp-angled Peacock
(Infrequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Infrequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Infrequent)
Vapourer
(Infrequent)
Dingy Footman
(Infrequent)
Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Infrequent)
Mother Shipton
(Infrequent)
Mouse Moth
(Infrequent)
Crinan Ear
(Infrequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Infrequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Infrequent)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Infrequent)
Coast Dart
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)
Least Black Arches
(Infrequent)