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.
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Frequent)
December Moth
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Streak
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Frosted Orange
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Dark Chestnut
(Regular)
Brindled Ochre
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Infrequent)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Juniper Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Infrequent)
Northern Winter Moth
(Infrequent)
Winter Moth
(Infrequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Infrequent)
Scarce Umber
(Infrequent)
Mottled Umber
(Infrequent)
Herald
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Figure of Eight
(Infrequent)
Large Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Small Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Dark Arches
(Infrequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Infrequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Vestal
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Unusual)
November Moth
(Unusual)
Pale November Moth
(Unusual)
Vapourer
(Unusual)
Clifden Nonpareil
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Unusual)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Butterbur
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Unusual)
Sallow
(Unusual)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Black Rustic
(Unusual)
Common Quaker
(Unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Unusual)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Unusual)