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