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.
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Crescent
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Regular)
November Moth
(Regular)
Bordered Beauty
(Regular)
Feathered Thorn
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Haworth's Minor
(Regular)
Saltern Ear
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Flounced Chestnut
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Regular)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Pale Eggar
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Infrequent)
Garden Carpet
(Infrequent)
Common Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Infrequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Infrequent)
Purple Bar
(Infrequent)
Northern Spinach
(Infrequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Infrequent)
Slender-striped Rufous
(Infrequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Infrequent)
Juniper Pug
(Infrequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Infrequent)
Light Emerald
(Infrequent)
Barred Red
(Infrequent)
Anomalous
(Infrequent)
Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Crinan Ear
(Infrequent)
Large Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Common Rustic
(Infrequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Infrequent)
Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Infrequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Infrequent)
Brindled Green
(Infrequent)
Grey Chi
(Infrequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Infrequent)
Antler Moth
(Infrequent)
White-line Dart
(Infrequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Infrequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Infrequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Red Carpet
(Unusual)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Unusual)
Juniper Carpet
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Beech-green Carpet
(Unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Unusual)
Treble-bar
(Unusual)
Streak
(Unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Snout
(Unusual)
Vapourer
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Unusual)
Scarce Silver Y
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Ear Moth
(Unusual)
Brick
(Unusual)
Dun-bar
(Unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Unusual)
Brindled Ochre
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Unusual)
Purple Clay
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Unusual)
True Lover's Knot
(Unusual)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)