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.
November Moth
(Very frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
December Moth
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Frequent)
Streak
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Mottled Umber
(Regular)
Frosted Orange
(Regular)
Brick
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Infrequent)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Infrequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Infrequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Figure of Eight
(Infrequent)
Small Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Infrequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Infrequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Small Square-spot
(Infrequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Infrequent)
Vestal
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Unusual)
Winter Moth
(Unusual)
Scarce Umber
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Large Ear
(Unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Unusual)
Sallow
(Unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Unusual)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Brindled Green
(Unusual)
Black Rustic
(Unusual)
Brindled Ochre
(Unusual)
Feathered Ranunculus
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
White-speck
(Unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Flame
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)