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.
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
November Moth
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Large Ear
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Autumnal Rustic
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Infrequent)
Common Carpet
(Infrequent)
Small Phoenix
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Pale November Moth
(Infrequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Infrequent)
Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Streak
(Infrequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Infrequent)
Straw Dot
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Infrequent)
Gold Spot
(Infrequent)
Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Large Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Orange Sallow
(Infrequent)
Brick
(Infrequent)
Dun-bar
(Infrequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Infrequent)
Black Rustic
(Infrequent)
Feathered Ranunculus
(Infrequent)
Antler Moth
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Chinese Character
(Unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Vestal
(Unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Treble-bar
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Early Thorn
(Unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Unusual)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Plain Golden Y
(Unusual)
Figure of Eight
(Unusual)
Anomalous
(Unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Unusual)
Crescent
(Unusual)
Ear Moth
(Unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Unusual)
Olive
(Unusual)
Brindled Green
(Unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Unusual)
Garden Dart
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Flame
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Unusual)
Purple Clay
(Unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Unusual)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Unusual)