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)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Cream Wave
(Very frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Streamer
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Ruddy 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)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Mottled Grey
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
V-Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Barred Tooth-striped
(Very frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very frequent)
Clouded Magpie
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Ringed Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Birch
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very frequent)
Little Emerald
(Very frequent)
Puss Moth
(Very frequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Silver Hook
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Early Grey
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Very frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Very frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very frequent)
Transparent Burnet
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Regular)
Small Yellow Wave
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Regular)
Oak-tree Pug
(Regular)
Larch Pug
(Regular)
Ochreous Pug
(Regular)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Seraphim
(Frequent)
Sharp-angled Peacock
(Regular)
Purple Thorn
(Regular)
White-pinion Spotted
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Regular)
Alder Moth
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Pine Beauty
(Frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Flame
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Oak Nycteoline
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Regular)
Oak Beauty
(Regular)
Dotted Border
(Regular)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Brindled Ochre
(Regular)
Grey Arches
(Regular)
Gold Swift
(Infrequent)
Forester
(Infrequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Infrequent)
Poplar Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Common Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Yellow Horned
(Infrequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Infrequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Infrequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Latticed Heath
(Infrequent)
March Moth
(Infrequent)
Garden Tiger
(Infrequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Infrequent)
Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Infrequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)