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
(Unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Satin Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Cream Wave
(Regular)
Birch Mocha
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Streamer
(Regular)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Mottled Grey
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Angle-barred Pug
(Very unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Barred Tooth-striped
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Purple Thorn
(Unusual)
Brindled Beauty
(Unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Ringed Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Birch
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Puss Moth
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Unusual)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Regular)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Scarce Prominent
(Unusual)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Regular)
Buff Ermine
(Unusual)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Small Purple-barred
(Unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Unusual)
Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Silver Hook
(Regular)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Regular)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Early Grey
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Pine Beauty
(Very unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Small Quaker
(Very unusual)
Powdered Quaker
(Frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Frequent)
Shears
(Regular)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Marbled Coronet
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Very unusual)