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.
96 - East Inverness-shire
December Moth
(Very unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Very unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
November Moth
(Frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Regular)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Slender-striped Rufous
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Frequent)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Unusual)
Bordered Beauty
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
September Thorn
(Unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Anomalous
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Haworth's Minor
(Regular)
Crescent
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Ear Moth
(Regular)
Crinan Ear
(Frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Common Rustic
(Unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Very unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Unusual)
Lunar Underwing
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Regular)
Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Suspected
(Very unusual)
Merveille du Jour
(Unusual)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Frequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Unusual)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Unusual)
Antler Moth
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Garden Dart
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Unusual)
True Lover's Knot
(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
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Plain Clay
(Frequent)