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
(Very unusual)
Gold Swift
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Fox Moth
(Unusual)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Very unusual)
Streamer
(Regular)
May Highflyer
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Oak-tree Pug
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Seraphim
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very unusual)
Scorched Wing
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Willow Beauty
(Very unusual)
Grey Birch
(Very unusual)
Common Heath
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
White-pinion Spotted
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Puss Moth
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Great Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Regular)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Early Grey
(Unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Very unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Small Quaker
(Regular)
Powdered Quaker
(Unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Campion
(Unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Flame
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
Red Chestnut
(Unusual)
Green Arches
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Very unusual)