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)
Streak
(Frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Pale November Moth
(Regular)
Autumnal Moth
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Mottled Umber
(Regular)
Frosted Orange
(Regular)
Rosy Rustic
(Regular)
Large Wainscot
(Regular)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Dark Chestnut
(Regular)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Vestal
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Small Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Infrequent)
Feathered Ranunculus
(Infrequent)
Pearly Underwing
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Gem
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Northern Winter Moth
(Unusual)
Scarce Umber
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Vapourer
(Unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Figure of Eight
(Unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Unusual)
Sallow
(Unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Unusual)
Delicate
(Unusual)
White-speck
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Unusual)