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.
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Shoulder Stripe
(Regular)
Streamer
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Regular)
Clouded Border
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Regular)
Buff Ermine
(Regular)
Cinnabar
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Small Quaker
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Common Swift
(Infrequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Chinese Character
(Infrequent)
Peach Blossom
(Infrequent)
Common Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Fox Moth
(Infrequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Infrequent)
May Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Infrequent)
Purple Bar
(Infrequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Oak-tree Pug
(Infrequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Infrequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Infrequent)
Larch Pug
(Infrequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Infrequent)
Currant Pug
(Infrequent)
Mottled Pug
(Infrequent)
Broom-tip
(Infrequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Infrequent)
Barred Umber
(Infrequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Infrequent)
Purple Thorn
(Infrequent)
Grey Birch
(Infrequent)
Common Heath
(Infrequent)
Puss Moth
(Infrequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Infrequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Infrequent)
Iron Prominent
(Infrequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Infrequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Infrequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Infrequent)
Mother Shipton
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Infrequent)
Coronet
(Infrequent)
Chamomile Shark
(Infrequent)
Early Grey
(Infrequent)
Brown Rustic
(Infrequent)
Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Infrequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Infrequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Infrequent)
Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Dark Brocade
(Infrequent)
Dog's Tooth
(Infrequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Infrequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Infrequent)
Shears
(Infrequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Infrequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Unusual)
Gold Swift
(Unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Unusual)
Eyed Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Cream Wave
(Unusual)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Unusual)
Mottled Grey
(Unusual)
Devon Carpet
(Unusual)
Rivulet
(Unusual)
V-Pug
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Angle-barred Pug
(Unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Unusual)
Clouded Magpie
(Unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Unusual)
Ringed Carpet
(Unusual)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
White-pinion Spotted
(Unusual)
Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Small Purple-barred
(Unusual)
Dark Spectacle
(Unusual)
Plain Golden Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Silver Hook
(Unusual)
Alder Moth
(Unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Poplar Grey
(Unusual)
Shark
(Unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Unusual)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Unusual)
Grey Arches
(Unusual)
Beautiful Brocade
(Unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
Campion
(Unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Unusual)