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.
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Regular)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
Plain Wave
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Very unusual)
Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Streamer
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Very unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Unusual)
Small Yellow Wave
(Very unusual)
Scallop Shell
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Angle-barred Pug
(Very unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Valerian Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Shaded Pug
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Very unusual)
Lunar Thorn
(Very unusual)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Very unusual)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Grass Emerald
(Very unusual)
Large Emerald
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very unusual)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Very unusual)
Four-dotted Footman
(Unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Very unusual)
Fan-foot
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Alder Moth
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Unusual)
Common Quaker
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Grey Arches
(Unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Clay
(Very unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Very unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)