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.
December Moth
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
November Moth
(Frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Frequent)
Streak
(Frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Frequent)
Mottled Umber
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Pale November Moth
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Figure of Eight
(Regular)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Dark Chestnut
(Regular)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Vestal
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Frosted Orange
(Infrequent)
Large Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Dark Arches
(Infrequent)
Sallow
(Infrequent)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Black Rustic
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)
Small Square-spot
(Infrequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Death's-head Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Unusual)
Gem
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Northern Winter Moth
(Unusual)
Winter Moth
(Unusual)
Scarce Umber
(Unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Yellow-tail
(Unusual)
Vapourer
(Unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Unusual)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Unusual)
Crescent
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Unusual)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Brindled Ochre
(Unusual)
Small Quaker
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Delicate
(Unusual)
White-speck
(Unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Unusual)
Flame
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Unusual)