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.
Common Swift
(Regular)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Regular)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Regular)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Very unusual)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very unusual)
Peach Blossom
(Unusual)
Common Lutestring
(Unusual)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Emperor Moth
(Very unusual)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
July Highflyer
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Very unusual)
Phoenix
(Very unusual)
Barred Straw
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dingy Shell
(Very unusual)
Small Yellow Wave
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Very unusual)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Regular)
Sandy Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
V-Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Netted Pug
(Very unusual)
Golden-rod Pug
(Unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very unusual)
Angle-barred Pug
(Unusual)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Very unusual)
Wormwood Pug
(Very unusual)
Currant Pug
(Very unusual)
Common Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Unusual)
Treble-bar
(Very unusual)
Seraphim
(Very unusual)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Latticed Heath
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Unusual)
Scorched Wing
(Very unusual)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Lilac Beauty
(Very unusual)
Early Thorn
(Unusual)
Lunar Thorn
(Very unusual)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Regular)
Satin Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Bordered White
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Unusual)
Grass Emerald
(Very unusual)
Little Emerald
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Very unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Pebble Prominent
(Unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Snout
(Frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Buff Ermine
(Very unusual)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Unusual)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Regular)
Fan-foot
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spangle
(Very unusual)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very unusual)
Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Regular)
Alder Moth
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Very unusual)
Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Marbled Beauty
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Very unusual)
Rustic
(Very unusual)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded Brindle
(Very unusual)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Unusual)
Cloaked Minor
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Unusual)
Rufous Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Unusual)
Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very unusual)
Shears
(Very unusual)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
Campion
(Unusual)
Broad-barred White
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Clay
(Unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Unusual)
Pearly Underwing
(Very unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Unusual)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Unusual)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very unusual)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Very unusual)