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.
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Orange Sallow
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
July Highflyer
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Streak
(Regular)
Feathered Thorn
(Regular)
Ear Moth
(Regular)
Large Wainscot
(Regular)
Small Wainscot
(Regular)
Brick
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Brindled Green
(Regular)
Grey Chi
(Regular)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Regular)
Brindled Ochre
(Regular)
Hedge Rustic
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Map-winged Swift
(Infrequent)
Riband Wave
(Infrequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Infrequent)
Common Carpet
(Infrequent)
Juniper Carpet
(Infrequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Infrequent)
Barred Yellow
(Infrequent)
Northern Spinach
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Infrequent)
November Moth
(Infrequent)
Slender-striped Rufous
(Infrequent)
Currant Pug
(Infrequent)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Clouded Border
(Infrequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Infrequent)
September Thorn
(Infrequent)
Large Emerald
(Infrequent)
Herald
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Vapourer
(Infrequent)
Anomalous
(Infrequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Crescent
(Infrequent)
Crinan Ear
(Infrequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Infrequent)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Infrequent)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Infrequent)
Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Infrequent)
Dark Brocade
(Infrequent)
Antler Moth
(Infrequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Infrequent)
Heath Rustic
(Infrequent)
Plain Clay
(Infrequent)
Orange Swift
(Unusual)
Common Swift
(Unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Plain Wave
(Unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Unusual)
Red Carpet
(Unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Unusual)
Phoenix
(Unusual)
Barred Straw
(Unusual)
Pale November Moth
(Unusual)
V-Pug
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Broom-tip
(Unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Unusual)
Early Thorn
(Unusual)
Scalloped Oak
(Unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Unusual)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Unusual)
Buff Footman
(Unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Unusual)
Golden Plusia
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Uncertain
(Unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Unusual)
Large Ear
(Unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Unusual)
Common Rustic
(Unusual)
Flounced Chestnut
(Unusual)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Unusual)
Olive
(Unusual)
Feathered Gothic
(Unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Unusual)