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