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