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.
Orange Swift
(Very unusual)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Pale Eggar
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Galium Carpet
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Scallop Shell
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Regular)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Bordered Beauty
(Frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
September Thorn
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Scotch Annulet
(Very unusual)
Annulet
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Unusual)
Common Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Old Lady
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Saltern Ear
(Regular)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Ear Moth
(Very unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Unusual)
Northern Arches
(Very unusual)
Double Lobed
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Rufous Minor
(Regular)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Very unusual)
White-line Dart
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Regular)
Heath Rustic
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Very unusual)