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)
Gold Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(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)
Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
V-Pug
(Very frequent)
Green Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Very frequent)
Buff Footman
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Uncertain
(Frequent)
Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Crescent
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Double Lobed
(Very frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
Rufous Minor
(Frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
Heart and 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)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Double Dart
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Very frequent)
Orange Swift
(Frequent)
Common Swift
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Cream Wave
(Regular)
Beautiful Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Spinach
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Scallop Shell
(Frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Slender Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Dotted Carpet
(Frequent)
Grass Emerald
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Frequent)
Cinnabar
(Regular)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Cloaked Minor
(Frequent)
Suspected
(Regular)
Dingy Shears
(Regular)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Frequent)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Infrequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
Buff Arches
(Infrequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Infrequent)
July Belle
(Regular)
Red Carpet
(Infrequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Mottled Grey
(Infrequent)
Dingy Shell
(Infrequent)
Small Yellow Wave
(Infrequent)
Barred Carpet
(Infrequent)
Oak-tree Pug
(Infrequent)
Valerian Pug
(Regular)
Mottled Pug
(Infrequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Regular)
Shaded Pug
(Regular)
Clouded Magpie
(Infrequent)
Peacock Moth
(Infrequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Regular)
Purple Thorn
(Infrequent)
Mottled Umber
(Infrequent)
Satin Beauty
(Infrequent)
Common Heath
(Infrequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Infrequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Regular)
Vapourer
(Infrequent)
Common Footman
(Infrequent)
Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Mouse Moth
(Infrequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Regular)
Large Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Clouded Brindle
(Infrequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Infrequent)
Rosy Minor
(Regular)
Sallow
(Regular)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Black Rustic
(Infrequent)
Common Quaker
(Infrequent)
Hebrew Character
(Infrequent)
Grey Arches
(Infrequent)
Campion
(Regular)
Broad-barred White
(Regular)
Heath Rustic
(Infrequent)