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)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Streamer
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Oak-tree Pug
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Emperor Moth
(Infrequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Infrequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Infrequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Infrequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Infrequent)
Currant Pug
(Infrequent)
Mottled Pug
(Infrequent)
Seraphim
(Infrequent)
Clouded Border
(Infrequent)
Scorched Wing
(Infrequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Infrequent)
Bordered White
(Infrequent)
Common White Wave
(Infrequent)
Common Wave
(Infrequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Infrequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Infrequent)
Iron Prominent
(Infrequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Infrequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Infrequent)
Herald
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
Mother Shipton
(Infrequent)
Silver Y
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Infrequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Infrequent)
Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
Early Grey
(Infrequent)
Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Small Quaker
(Infrequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Infrequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Infrequent)
Shears
(Infrequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Infrequent)
Broad-barred White
(Infrequent)
Lychnis
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Infrequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Infrequent)
Red Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Common Swift
(Unusual)
Map-winged Swift
(Unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Fox Moth
(Unusual)
Lime Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Single-dotted Wave
(Unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Unusual)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Shoulder Stripe
(Unusual)
May Highflyer
(Unusual)
Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Phoenix
(Unusual)
Mottled Grey
(Unusual)
Rivulet
(Unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Unusual)
Green Pug
(Unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Unusual)
Grey Birch
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Unusual)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Puss Moth
(Unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Unusual)
Scarce Prominent
(Unusual)
Snout
(Unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Unusual)
Alder Moth
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Unusual)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Unusual)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Unusual)
Pine Beauty
(Unusual)
Powdered Quaker
(Unusual)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Campion
(Unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Purple Clay
(Unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Unusual)