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.
97 - West Inverness-shire
Map-winged Swift
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Satin Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Pale Eggar
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Plain Wave
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Regular)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Peacock Moth
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Regular)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Scotch Annulet
(Very unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Regular)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very unusual)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Straw Underwing
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Regular)
Crescent
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Confused
(Very unusual)
Northern Arches
(Very unusual)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Unusual)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Suspected
(Very unusual)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Very unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Regular)
Beautiful Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Very unusual)
Shore Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Regular)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Cousin German
(Very unusual)
Gothic
(Very unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)