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)
Emperor Moth
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Lunar Thorn
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Buff Ermine
(Regular)
Cinnabar
(Regular)
Red-necked Footman
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Powdered Quaker
(Regular)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Regular)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Tawny Shears
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Red Chestnut
(Regular)
Least Black Arches
(Regular)
Peach Blossom
(Infrequent)
Common Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Northern Eggar
(Infrequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Infrequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Infrequent)
Streamer
(Infrequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Infrequent)
Mottled Grey
(Infrequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Infrequent)
Brindled Pug
(Infrequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Infrequent)
Barred Umber
(Infrequent)
Scorched Wing
(Infrequent)
Ringed Carpet
(Infrequent)
Common White Wave
(Infrequent)
Common Wave
(Infrequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Infrequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Infrequent)
Puss Moth
(Infrequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Infrequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Infrequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Infrequent)
Small Chocolate-tip
(Infrequent)
Herald
(Infrequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Infrequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
Brown Rustic
(Infrequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Infrequent)
Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Dark Brocade
(Infrequent)
Pine Beauty
(Infrequent)
Small Quaker
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Infrequent)
Broom Moth
(Infrequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Infrequent)
Shears
(Infrequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Infrequent)
Heart and Dart
(Infrequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Infrequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Unusual)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Galium Carpet
(Unusual)
May Highflyer
(Unusual)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Rivulet
(Unusual)
V-Pug
(Unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Unusual)
Grey Birch
(Unusual)
Bordered White
(Unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Clouded Buff
(Unusual)
Four-dotted Footman
(Unusual)
Spectacle
(Unusual)
Silver Hook
(Unusual)
Alder Moth
(Unusual)
Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Coronet
(Unusual)
Chamomile Shark
(Unusual)
Early Grey
(Unusual)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Unusual)
Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
Flame
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Unusual)