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.
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Satin Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Frequent)
Cream Wave
(Very frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Treble-bar
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(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)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(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)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Coronet
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(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)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(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)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Transparent Burnet
(Regular)
Poplar Lutestring
(Regular)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Plain Wave
(Frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Frequent)
Larch Pug
(Frequent)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Regular)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Bordered Grey
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Regular)
Wood Tiger
(Frequent)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Frequent)
Silver Hook
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Regular)
Shark
(Frequent)
Rustic
(Frequent)
Straw Underwing
(Frequent)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Regular)
Northern Arches
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Frequent)
Shears
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Frequent)
Pale Eggar
(Infrequent)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
May Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Scallop Shell
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Heath Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Barred Carpet
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Infrequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Infrequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Regular)
Thyme Pug
(Infrequent)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Infrequent)
Satyr Pug
(Infrequent)
Valerian Pug
(Infrequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Brussels Lace
(Infrequent)
Black Mountain Moth
(Infrequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Regular)
Dark Tussock
(Infrequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Common Footman
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Infrequent)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Infrequent)
Anomalous
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Infrequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Double Lobed
(Infrequent)
Rufous Minor
(Infrequent)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Grey
(Infrequent)
Heath Rustic
(Infrequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Infrequent)