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