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.
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Frequent)
September Thorn
(Frequent)
Mottled Umber
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Ear
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Frequent)
Brindled Green
(Frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
November Moth
(Regular)
Streak
(Regular)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Frosted Orange
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Sallow
(Regular)
Flounced Chestnut
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Neglected Rustic
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Infrequent)
Purple Bar
(Infrequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Infrequent)
Juniper Pug
(Infrequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Infrequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Infrequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Infrequent)
Satin Beauty
(Infrequent)
Vapourer
(Infrequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Infrequent)
Anomalous
(Infrequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Mouse Moth
(Infrequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Infrequent)
Crescent
(Infrequent)
Ear Moth
(Infrequent)
Large Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Orange Sallow
(Infrequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Infrequent)
Brick
(Infrequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Infrequent)
Antler Moth
(Infrequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Infrequent)
Small Square-spot
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Beech-green Carpet
(Unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
V-Pug
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Treble-bar
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Snout
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Copper Underwing
(Unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Unusual)
Common Rustic
(Unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Unusual)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Unusual)
Lunar Underwing
(Unusual)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Brindled Ochre
(Unusual)
Glaucous Shears
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Garden Dart
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)