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)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Chinese Character
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
July Belle
(Very frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
V-Pug
(Very frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Grass Emerald
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Yellow-tail
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Very frequent)
Common Footman
(Very frequent)
Scarce Footman
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Uncertain
(Very frequent)
Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Cloaked Minor
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Tawny Shears
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
White-line Dart
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Crescent Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame
(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)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Least Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Orange Swift
(Regular)
Gold Swift
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Frequent)
Galium Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Spinach
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Clouded Magpie
(Frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Annulet
(Frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Frequent)
Common Emerald
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Buff Footman
(Regular)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Dark Spectacle
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Silver Hook
(Regular)
Shark
(Frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Frequent)
Small Mottled Willow
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Straw Underwing
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Regular)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Frequent)
Grey Arches
(Frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Green Arches
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Common Swift
(Regular)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Regular)
Mullein Wave
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Rivulet
(Regular)
Thyme Pug
(Regular)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Regular)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Confused
(Regular)
Double Lobed
(Regular)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Dog's Tooth
(Regular)
Gothic
(Regular)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Infrequent)
Red-tipped Clearwing
(Infrequent)
Thrift Clearwing
(Infrequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Lesser Cream Wave
(Infrequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Infrequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Infrequent)
Scallop Shell
(Infrequent)
Tissue
(Infrequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Juniper Pug
(Infrequent)
Larch Pug
(Infrequent)
Plain Pug
(Infrequent)
Valerian Pug
(Infrequent)
Common Pug
(Infrequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Infrequent)
Shaded Pug
(Infrequent)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Infrequent)
August Thorn
(Infrequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Infrequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Infrequent)
Bordered Grey
(Infrequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Infrequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Infrequent)
Wood Tiger
(Infrequent)
Four-spotted Footman
(Infrequent)
Dingy Footman
(Infrequent)
Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
Coronet
(Infrequent)
Old Lady
(Infrequent)
Crescent
(Infrequent)
Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Rufous Minor
(Infrequent)
Shears
(Infrequent)
Campion
(Infrequent)
Broad-barred White
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Infrequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Infrequent)