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 Unusual, or for beginners 'Unusual' against them should be checked with your CMR.
Map-winged Swift
(Unusual)
Ghost Moth
(Very unusual)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Very unusual)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Birch Mocha
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Streamer
(Very unusual)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Unusual)
Red-Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Devon Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Slender Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Very unusual)
Netted Pug
(Very unusual)
Brindled Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Unusual)
Angle-barred Pug
(Very unusual)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Unusual)
Peacock Moth
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Very unusual)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Unusual)
Scorched Wing
(Unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Dotted Border
(Very unusual)
Grey Birch
(Very unusual)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Very unusual)
Common White Wave
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Regular)
Puss Moth
(Frequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Buff-tip
(Regular)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Unusual)
Clouded Buff
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Very unusual)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Alder Moth
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Light Knot Grass
(Very unusual)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Very unusual)
Shark
(Unusual)
Early Grey
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Unusual)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brindled Ochre
(Very unusual)
Dark Brocade
(Very unusual)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Very unusual)
Powdered Quaker
(Frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Dog's Tooth
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Frequent)
Shears
(Frequent)
Campion
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)