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)
Map-winged Swift
(Very unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Very unusual)
Vestal
(Very unusual)
Oblique Carpet
(Very unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Regular)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Very unusual)
Common Carpet
(Unusual)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Northern Spinach
(Very unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Winter Moth
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Unusual)
Juniper Pug
(Very unusual)
Streak
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very unusual)
Feathered Thorn
(Unusual)
Willow Beauty
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very unusual)
Herald
(Regular)
Straw Dot
(Unusual)
Snout
(Very unusual)
Vapourer
(Very unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Very unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very unusual)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Copper Underwing
(Frequent)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Very unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Very unusual)
Uncertain
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Unusual)
Crescent
(Unusual)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Orange Sallow
(Unusual)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very unusual)
Red-line Quaker
(Frequent)
Brick
(Very unusual)
Chestnut
(Unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Very unusual)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Very unusual)
Red Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Dun-bar
(Unusual)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Regular)
Merveille du Jour
(Regular)
Brindled Green
(Very unusual)
Grey Chi
(Very unusual)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very unusual)
Broom Moth
(Very unusual)
Common Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Very unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Very unusual)
Barred Chestnut
(Unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Very unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Very unusual)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Regular)