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.
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Streak
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
July Highflyer
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
November Moth
(Regular)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Frosted Orange
(Regular)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Sallow
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Brindled Ochre
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Infrequent)
Common Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Infrequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Vapourer
(Infrequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Clifden Nonpareil
(Infrequent)
Gold Spot
(Infrequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Infrequent)
Crescent
(Infrequent)
Large Ear
(Infrequent)
Ear Moth
(Infrequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Infrequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Dark Arches
(Infrequent)
Rosy Minor
(Infrequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Infrequent)
Brick
(Infrequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Infrequent)
Black Rustic
(Infrequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Small Square-spot
(Infrequent)
Dotted Rustic
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Heath Rustic
(Infrequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Death's-head Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Unusual)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Unusual)
Slender Pug
(Unusual)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Unusual)
Herald
(Unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Unusual)
Rustic
(Unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Merveille du Jour
(Unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Antler Moth
(Unusual)
Clay
(Unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Unusual)