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.
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Streamer
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Regular)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Regular)
White-pinion Spotted
(Regular)
Puss Moth
(Regular)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Powdered Quaker
(Frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Shears
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Frequent)
Tawny Shears
(Frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Infrequent)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Yellow Shell
(Infrequent)
Galium Carpet
(Infrequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Regular)
May Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Infrequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Welsh Wave
(Infrequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Infrequent)
V-Pug
(Infrequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Infrequent)
Currant Pug
(Infrequent)
Clouded Border
(Infrequent)
Latticed Heath
(Infrequent)
Barred Umber
(Infrequent)
Scorched Wing
(Infrequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Grey Birch
(Infrequent)
Common Wave
(Infrequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Infrequent)
Iron Prominent
(Infrequent)
Herald
(Regular)
Clouded Buff
(Infrequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Infrequent)
Spectacle
(Infrequent)
Silver Hook
(Infrequent)
Alder Moth
(Infrequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
Coronet
(Infrequent)
Chamomile Shark
(Infrequent)
Early Grey
(Infrequent)
Brown Rustic
(Infrequent)
Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Infrequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Infrequent)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Dark Brocade
(Infrequent)
Pine Beauty
(Infrequent)
Small Quaker
(Regular)
Glaucous Shears
(Infrequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Infrequent)
Heart and Dart
(Regular)
Flame
(Infrequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Infrequent)