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