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)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
November Moth
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Flounced Rustic
(Regular)
Sallow
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Regular)
Plain Clay
(Regular)
Pale Eggar
(Infrequent)
Riband Wave
(Infrequent)
Yellow Shell
(Infrequent)
Common Carpet
(Infrequent)
Northern Spinach
(Infrequent)
Barred Straw
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Infrequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Infrequent)
Streak
(Infrequent)
Herald
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Buff Footman
(Infrequent)
Burnished Brass
(Infrequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Mouse Moth
(Infrequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Infrequent)
Orange Sallow
(Infrequent)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Infrequent)
Brick
(Infrequent)
Dun-bar
(Infrequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Infrequent)
Grey Chi
(Infrequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Infrequent)
Antler Moth
(Infrequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Garden Dart
(Infrequent)
Purple Clay
(Infrequent)
Small Square-spot
(Infrequent)
Dotted Clay
(Infrequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Infrequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Infrequent)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Red Carpet
(Unusual)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Unusual)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Phoenix
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Pale November Moth
(Unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Unusual)
Vapourer
(Unusual)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Unusual)
Ear Moth
(Unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Unusual)
Brindled Green
(Unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Unusual)
True Lover's Knot
(Unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Six-striped Rustic
(Unusual)