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 Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
November Moth
(Frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Frequent)
Slender-striped Rufous
(Frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Ear Moth
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Streak
(Regular)
Feathered Thorn
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Haworth's Minor
(Regular)
Crescent
(Regular)
Frosted Orange
(Regular)
Orange Sallow
(Regular)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Pale Eggar
(Infrequent)
Red Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Infrequent)
Barred Straw
(Infrequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Infrequent)
September Thorn
(Infrequent)
Herald
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Burnished Brass
(Infrequent)
Large Ear
(Infrequent)
Crinan Ear
(Infrequent)
Large Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Brick
(Infrequent)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Dun-bar
(Infrequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Infrequent)
Suspected
(Infrequent)
Brindled Green
(Infrequent)
Grey Chi
(Infrequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Infrequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Infrequent)
Small Square-spot
(Infrequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Dotted Clay
(Infrequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Infrequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Infrequent)
Plain Clay
(Infrequent)
December Moth
(Unusual)
Fox Moth
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Death's-head Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Unusual)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Unusual)
Phoenix
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Treble-bar
(Unusual)
Bordered Beauty
(Unusual)
August Thorn
(Unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Unusual)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Unusual)
Scarce Silver Y
(Unusual)
Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Anomalous
(Unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Flounced Rustic
(Unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Unusual)
Common Rustic
(Unusual)
Lunar Underwing
(Unusual)
Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Brindled Ochre
(Unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Hedge Rustic
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Unusual)
Garden Dart
(Unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Flame
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Unusual)
Purple Clay
(Unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Unusual)