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.
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Confused
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(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)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Very frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Emperor Moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Regular)
Plain Wave
(Frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Frequent)
July Belle
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Frequent)
Slender Pug
(Frequent)
Netted Pug
(Frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Frequent)
Larch Pug
(Regular)
Ochreous Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Regular)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Regular)
Puss Moth
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Regular)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Regular)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Regular)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Regular)
Streamer
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Straw
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Purple Thorn
(Regular)
Herald
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Clouded Drab
(Regular)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Green Silver-lines
(Regular)
Gold Swift
(Infrequent)
Riband Wave
(Infrequent)
Birch Mocha
(Infrequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Small White Wave
(Infrequent)
Marsh Pug
(Infrequent)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Brindled Beauty
(Infrequent)
Brussels Lace
(Infrequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Infrequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Infrequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Infrequent)
Shark
(Infrequent)
Frosted Orange
(Infrequent)
Small Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Northern Arches
(Infrequent)
Common Quaker
(Infrequent)
Grey Arches
(Infrequent)
Clay
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Infrequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Infrequent)