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)
Common Swift
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Streamer
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Muslin Moth
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Large Red-belted Clearwing
(Regular)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Early Tooth-striped
(Regular)
Common Heath
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Small Quaker
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Regular)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Regular)
Red Chestnut
(Regular)
Least Black Arches
(Regular)
Fox Moth
(Infrequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Infrequent)
May Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Scarce Tissue
(Infrequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Infrequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Infrequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Infrequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Infrequent)
Mottled Pug
(Infrequent)
Clouded Border
(Infrequent)
Scorched Wing
(Infrequent)
Peppered Moth
(Infrequent)
Common Wave
(Infrequent)
Puss Moth
(Infrequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Infrequent)
Iron Prominent
(Infrequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Infrequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Infrequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Infrequent)
Buff-tip
(Infrequent)
Herald
(Infrequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Cinnabar
(Infrequent)
Mother Shipton
(Infrequent)
Spectacle
(Infrequent)
Grey Dagger
(Infrequent)
Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Dark Brocade
(Infrequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Infrequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Infrequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Infrequent)
Shears
(Infrequent)
Broad-barred White
(Infrequent)
Lychnis
(Infrequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Infrequent)
Small Square-spot
(Infrequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Infrequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
Mottled Grey
(Unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Oak-tree Pug
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Seraphim
(Unusual)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Unusual)
Chamomile Shark
(Unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Unusual)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Pine Beauty
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)