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.
Orange Swift
(Very unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Regular)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Plain Wave
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Very unusual)
Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Regular)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Very unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Phoenix
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Scallop Shell
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Valerian Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Shaded Pug
(Very unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Grass Emerald
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Regular)
Muslin Footman
(Very unusual)
Four-dotted Footman
(Very unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Buff Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Regular)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Uncertain
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Regular)
Brown Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Crescent
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Regular)
Small Dotted Buff
(Unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Unusual)
Double Lobed
(Unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Rufous Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Regular)
Dun-bar
(Frequent)
Suspected
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Unusual)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Grey Arches
(Frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Regular)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)