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.
December Moth
(Very frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
November Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Very frequent)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Mottled Umber
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Brick
(Very frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Dark Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Tissue
(Frequent)
Scarce Umber
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Clifden Nonpareil
(Regular)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Regular)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Vestal
(Regular)
July Highflyer
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Regular)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Regular)
Sallow
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Death's-head Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Infrequent)
Riband Wave
(Infrequent)
Juniper Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Infrequent)
Northern Winter Moth
(Infrequent)
Winter Moth
(Infrequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Barred Red
(Infrequent)
Vapourer
(Infrequent)
Crimson Speckled
(Infrequent)
Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Scarce Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Small Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Orange Sallow
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Brindled Green
(Infrequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Infrequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Infrequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)