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.
December Moth
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
November Moth
(Frequent)
Streak
(Frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Pale November Moth
(Regular)
Autumnal Moth
(Regular)
Mottled Umber
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Small Wainscot
(Regular)
Brick
(Regular)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Black Rustic
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Pale Eggar
(Infrequent)
Vestal
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Juniper Carpet
(Infrequent)
Winter Moth
(Infrequent)
Scarce Umber
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Mouse Moth
(Infrequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Frosted Orange
(Infrequent)
Large Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Dark Arches
(Infrequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Infrequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Infrequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Infrequent)
Pearly Underwing
(Infrequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Infrequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Infrequent)
Death's-head Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Small Dusty Wave
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Unusual)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Unusual)
Northern Winter Moth
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Unusual)
Vapourer
(Unusual)
Sallow
(Unusual)
Lunar Underwing
(Unusual)
Grey Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Unusual)