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.
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Marsh Pug
(Very unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Feathered Thorn
(Very unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Very unusual)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Anomalous
(Very unusual)
Copper Underwing
(Regular)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Very unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Very unusual)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Orange Sallow
(Unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Unusual)
Lunar Underwing
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Unusual)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Very unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Very unusual)