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)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Streamer
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Water Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Regular)
Golden-rod Pug
(Regular)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Regular)
Mottled Pug
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Common Swift
(Infrequent)
Fox Moth
(Infrequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Infrequent)
Common Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Mottled Grey
(Infrequent)
Scarce Tissue
(Infrequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Infrequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Infrequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Infrequent)
Clouded Border
(Infrequent)
Scorched Wing
(Infrequent)
Bordered White
(Infrequent)
Common White Wave
(Infrequent)
Common Wave
(Infrequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Infrequent)
Iron Prominent
(Infrequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Infrequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Infrequent)
Buff-tip
(Infrequent)
Herald
(Infrequent)
Buff Ermine
(Infrequent)
Cinnabar
(Infrequent)
Mother Shipton
(Infrequent)
Silver Y
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Infrequent)
Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
Brown Rustic
(Infrequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Infrequent)
Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Small Quaker
(Infrequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Infrequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Infrequent)
Broom Moth
(Infrequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Infrequent)
Lychnis
(Infrequent)
Heart and Dart
(Infrequent)
Least Black Arches
(Infrequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Infrequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
May Highflyer
(Unusual)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
V-Pug
(Unusual)
Marsh Pug
(Unusual)
Larch Pug
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Angle-barred Pug
(Unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Valerian Pug
(Unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Unusual)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Puss Moth
(Unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Coronet
(Unusual)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Unusual)
Pine Beauty
(Unusual)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Unusual)
Shears
(Unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
True Lover's Knot
(Unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Unusual)