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.
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Frequent)
Streak
(Frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Large Ear
(Regular)
Flounced Rustic
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Flounced Chestnut
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Regular)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Regular)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Regular)
Grey Chi
(Regular)
Brindled Ochre
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Plain Clay
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Infrequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Infrequent)
Purple Bar
(Infrequent)
Northern Spinach
(Infrequent)
November Moth
(Infrequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Infrequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Infrequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Infrequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Infrequent)
Barred Red
(Infrequent)
Herald
(Infrequent)
Vapourer
(Infrequent)
Anomalous
(Infrequent)
Crescent
(Infrequent)
Ear Moth
(Infrequent)
Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Suspected
(Infrequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Infrequent)
Antler Moth
(Infrequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Infrequent)
White-line Dart
(Infrequent)
Garden Dart
(Infrequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Infrequent)
Dotted Clay
(Infrequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Infrequent)
Heath Rustic
(Infrequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Infrequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Unusual)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Unusual)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Unusual)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Unusual)
Juniper Carpet
(Unusual)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Bordered Beauty
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Unusual)
Snout
(Unusual)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Unusual)
Haworth's Minor
(Unusual)
Crinan Ear
(Unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Unusual)
Rosy Minor
(Unusual)
Orange Sallow
(Unusual)
Brick
(Unusual)
Merveille du Jour
(Unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Unusual)
Portland Moth
(Unusual)
Coast Dart
(Unusual)
Archer's Dart
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Purple Clay
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Unusual)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)