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.
Pale Eggar
(Unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Vestal
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Unusual)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Juniper Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
November Moth
(Unusual)
Pale November Moth
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Regular)
Slender-striped Rufous
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very unusual)
Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
September Thorn
(Very unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Very unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Very unusual)
Anomalous
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Unusual)
Crescent
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Unusual)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Saltern Ear
(Regular)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Regular)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Very unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Very unusual)
Lunar Underwing
(Unusual)
Chestnut
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Very unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very unusual)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Brindled Green
(Unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Very unusual)
True Lover's Knot
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)