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