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)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
November Moth
(Frequent)
Streak
(Frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Mottled Umber
(Regular)
Herald
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Regular)
December Moth
(Infrequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Infrequent)
Northern Winter Moth
(Infrequent)
Winter Moth
(Infrequent)
Pale November Moth
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Mouse Moth
(Infrequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Infrequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Infrequent)
Dark Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Infrequent)
Black Rustic
(Infrequent)
Common Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Infrequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Juniper Carpet
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Unusual)
Tissue
(Unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Unusual)
Scarce Umber
(Unusual)
Copper Underwing
(Unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Unusual)
Sallow
(Unusual)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Unusual)
Brindled Green
(Unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Brindled Ochre
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)