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.
December Moth
(Frequent)
Vestal
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Northern Winter Moth
(Very unusual)
November Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Very frequent)
Slender-striped Rufous
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scarce Umber
(Unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very unusual)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Very unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Saltern Ear
(Very unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Sallow
(Very unusual)
Flounced Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Unusual)
Lunar Underwing
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Brindled Ochre
(Very unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very unusual)