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 frequent)
Gold Swift
(Unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Very unusual)
Welsh Clearwing
(Very unusual)
Large Red-belted Clearwing
(Very unusual)
Transparent Burnet
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Regular)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Satin Lutestring
(Frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
Smoky Wave
(Frequent)
Cream Wave
(Frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Regular)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Unusual)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Streamer
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Regular)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Small Yellow Wave
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Blomer's Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Unusual)
Larch Pug
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Angle-barred Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Unusual)
Lunar Thorn
(Regular)
Purple Thorn
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Ringed Carpet
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Birch
(Very unusual)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Black Mountain Moth
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Unusual)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Snout
(Unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Four-dotted Footman
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Small Purple-barred
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Silver Hook
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Regular)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Regular)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Unusual)
Northern Arches
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Grey Arches
(Unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Regular)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Frequent)
Campion
(Regular)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Flame
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Very unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Regular)