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.
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Rustic
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Orange Swift
(Regular)
Ghost Moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Single-dotted Wave
(Regular)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Large Emerald
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Uncertain
(Regular)
Brown Rustic
(Regular)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Small Dotted Buff
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Regular)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Regular)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
White-line Dart
(Regular)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
True Lover's Knot
(Regular)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Gold Swift
(Infrequent)
Common Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dark Spinach
(Infrequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Phoenix
(Infrequent)
Northern Spinach
(Infrequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Infrequent)
Welsh Wave
(Infrequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Slender Pug
(Infrequent)
Juniper Pug
(Infrequent)
Common Pug
(Infrequent)
Mottled Pug
(Infrequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Infrequent)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Magpie Moth
(Infrequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Infrequent)
Satin Beauty
(Infrequent)
Bordered White
(Infrequent)
Iron Prominent
(Infrequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Infrequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Infrequent)
Buff-tip
(Infrequent)
Cinnabar
(Infrequent)
Muslin Footman
(Infrequent)
Buff Footman
(Infrequent)
Common Footman
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Infrequent)
Gold Spot
(Infrequent)
Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
Mouse Moth
(Infrequent)
Straw Underwing
(Infrequent)
Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Infrequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Infrequent)
Small Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Infrequent)
Double Lobed
(Infrequent)
Rosy Minor
(Infrequent)
Cloaked Minor
(Infrequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Infrequent)
Campion
(Infrequent)
Garden Dart
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Infrequent)
Double Dart
(Infrequent)
Green Arches
(Infrequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Infrequent)
Gothic
(Infrequent)
Common Swift
(Unusual)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Unusual)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Buff Arches
(Unusual)
July Belle
(Unusual)
Pine Carpet
(Unusual)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Unusual)
Scallop Shell
(Unusual)
Barred Rivulet
(Unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Unusual)
Netted Pug
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Unusual)
Larch Pug
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Unusual)
Bordered Pug
(Unusual)
Broom-tip
(Unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Unusual)
Annulet
(Unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Unusual)
Shark
(Unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Unusual)
Crescent
(Unusual)
Lyme Grass
(Unusual)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Unusual)
Dingy Shears
(Unusual)
Broom Moth
(Unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Unusual)
Sand Dart
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Unusual)
Dotted Rustic
(Unusual)