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.
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Streak
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Ear Moth
(Regular)
Flounced Rustic
(Regular)
Large Wainscot
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Autumnal Rustic
(Regular)
Pale Eggar
(Infrequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Infrequent)
Riband Wave
(Infrequent)
Flame Carpet
(Infrequent)
Purple Bar
(Infrequent)
Northern Spinach
(Infrequent)
Barred Straw
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
November Moth
(Infrequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Infrequent)
Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Infrequent)
Crescent
(Infrequent)
Butterbur
(Infrequent)
Large Ear
(Infrequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Brick
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Dun-bar
(Infrequent)
Grey Chi
(Infrequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Infrequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Infrequent)
Antler Moth
(Infrequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Infrequent)
Common Wainscot
(Infrequent)
White-line Dart
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Infrequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Dotted Clay
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Unusual)
Blood-Vein
(Unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Juniper Carpet
(Unusual)
Phoenix
(Unusual)
Pale November Moth
(Unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Rivulet
(Unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Unusual)
Bordered Beauty
(Unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Unusual)
Dotted Carpet
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Vapourer
(Unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Buff Footman
(Unusual)
Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Unusual)
Anomalous
(Unusual)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Unusual)
Rustic
(Unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Unusual)
Double Lobed
(Unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Unusual)
Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Brindled Green
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Square-spot Dart
(Unusual)
Garden Dart
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Purple Clay
(Unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Unusual)
True Lover's Knot
(Unusual)
Dotted Rustic
(Unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Unusual)
Plain Clay
(Unusual)