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.
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(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)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Copper Underwing
(Regular)
Mouse Moth
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Small Wainscot
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Sallow
(Regular)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Infrequent)
Common Carpet
(Infrequent)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Infrequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Infrequent)
Willow Beauty
(Infrequent)
Herald
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Infrequent)
Large Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Orange Sallow
(Infrequent)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Infrequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Brick
(Infrequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Infrequent)
Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Dun-bar
(Infrequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Infrequent)
Grey Chi
(Infrequent)
Northern Deep-brown Dart
(Infrequent)
Antler Moth
(Infrequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Vestal
(Unusual)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Unusual)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Unusual)
November Moth
(Unusual)
V-Pug
(Unusual)
Marsh Pug
(Unusual)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Unusual)
Streak
(Unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Unusual)
Mottled Umber
(Unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Unusual)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Vapourer
(Unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Anomalous
(Unusual)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Unusual)
Rustic
(Unusual)
Crescent
(Unusual)
Butterbur
(Unusual)
Large Ear
(Unusual)
Dusky Brocade
(Unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Unusual)
Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Olive
(Unusual)
Brindled Green
(Unusual)
Feathered Gothic
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Garden Dart
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Unusual)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Unusual)