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.
Common Swift
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Chinese Character
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
July Belle
(Very frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Green Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Lilac Beauty
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Very frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(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)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Very frequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Very frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Burnet Companion
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Coronet
(Very frequent)
Shark
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded Brindle
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(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)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Frequent)
Currant Clearwing
(Frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Streamer
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Regular)
Dingy Shell
(Regular)
Small Yellow Wave
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Frequent)
Lead-coloured Pug
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Regular)
Dwarf Pug
(Frequent)
Larch Pug
(Frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Frequent)
Valerian Pug
(Regular)
Clouded Magpie
(Frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Regular)
Large Emerald
(Regular)
Herald
(Frequent)
Muslin Moth
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Regular)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Alder Moth
(Frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Frequent)
Rustic
(Regular)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Clouded Drab
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Frequent)
Buff Arches
(Regular)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Shoulder Stripe
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Scarce Tissue
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Scalloped Oak
(Regular)
Common Footman
(Regular)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Light Knot Grass
(Regular)
Old Lady
(Regular)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Glaucous Shears
(Regular)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Red Chestnut
(Regular)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Infrequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
Smoky Wave
(Infrequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Purple Bar
(Infrequent)
Phoenix
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Scallop Shell
(Infrequent)
Barred Carpet
(Infrequent)
Netted Pug
(Infrequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Infrequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Infrequent)
Seraphim
(Infrequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Infrequent)
Grey Birch
(Infrequent)
Pale Tussock
(Infrequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Infrequent)
Small Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Small Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Small Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Confused
(Infrequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Infrequent)
Common Quaker
(Infrequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Infrequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)