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.
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Streamer
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
V-Pug
(Frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Barred Tooth-striped
(Very frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Ringed Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Birch
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very frequent)
Puss Moth
(Very frequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Silver Hook
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Early Grey
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Very frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Pine Beauty
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Very frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Birch Mocha
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Mottled Grey
(Frequent)
Small White Wave
(Regular)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Frequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Rannoch Brindled Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Little Emerald
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Frequent)
Shark
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Frequent)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Forester
(Regular)
Slender Scotch Burnet
(Regular)
Cream Wave
(Regular)
Shoulder Stripe
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Netted Pug
(Regular)
Garden Tiger
(Regular)
Red-necked Footman
(Regular)
Small Purple-barred
(Regular)
Small Dotted Buff
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Regular)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Purple Clay
(Regular)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Green Silver-lines
(Regular)
Common Swift
(Infrequent)
Ghost Moth
(Infrequent)
Common Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Yellow Horned
(Infrequent)
Smoky Wave
(Infrequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Infrequent)
Red Carpet
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Infrequent)
Northern Spinach
(Infrequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Infrequent)
Juniper Pug
(Infrequent)
Larch Pug
(Infrequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Infrequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Infrequent)
Magpie Moth
(Infrequent)
Pale Brindled Beauty
(Infrequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Infrequent)
Wood Tiger
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
Light Arches
(Infrequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Infrequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Infrequent)
Grey
(Infrequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Infrequent)