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.
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Anomalous
(Regular)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Sallow
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Regular)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Hedge Rustic
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Heath Rustic
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Chinese Character
(Infrequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Vestal
(Infrequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Infrequent)
Flame Carpet
(Infrequent)
Purple Bar
(Infrequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Infrequent)
November Moth
(Infrequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Infrequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Infrequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Infrequent)
Streak
(Infrequent)
Magpie Moth
(Infrequent)
Clouded Border
(Infrequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Infrequent)
August Thorn
(Infrequent)
Early Thorn
(Infrequent)
Common Wave
(Infrequent)
Barred Red
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Yellow-tail
(Infrequent)
Common Footman
(Infrequent)
Mouse Moth
(Infrequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Infrequent)
Crescent
(Infrequent)
Large Ear
(Infrequent)
Large Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Common Rustic
(Infrequent)
Rosy Minor
(Infrequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Infrequent)
Brick
(Infrequent)
Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Infrequent)
Feathered Ranunculus
(Infrequent)
Feathered Gothic
(Infrequent)
Lychnis
(Infrequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Infrequent)
White-speck
(Infrequent)
Pearly Underwing
(Infrequent)
Square-spot Dart
(Infrequent)
White-line Dart
(Infrequent)
Garden Dart
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)
Archer's Dart
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Infrequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Infrequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Infrequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Infrequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Infrequent)
Death's-head Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Unusual)
Mullein Wave
(Unusual)
Clay Triple-lines
(Unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
September Thorn
(Unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Unusual)
Annulet
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Vapourer
(Unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Buff Footman
(Unusual)
Copper Underwing
(Unusual)
Ear Moth
(Unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Tawny Shears
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Northern Rustic
(Unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Unusual)