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.
November Moth
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Very frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
December Moth
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Streak
(Regular)
Scarce Umber
(Regular)
Mottled Umber
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Rosy Rustic
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Infrequent)
Juniper Carpet
(Infrequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Infrequent)
Pale November Moth
(Infrequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Infrequent)
Silver Y
(Infrequent)
Crescent
(Infrequent)
Large Ear
(Infrequent)
Brick
(Infrequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Infrequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Infrequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Infrequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Unusual)
Northern Winter Moth
(Unusual)
Slender-striped Rufous
(Unusual)
Angle-barred Pug
(Unusual)
Bordered Beauty
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Unusual)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Unusual)
Saltern Ear
(Unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Unusual)
Sallow
(Unusual)
Flounced Chestnut
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Unusual)