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