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)
Gold Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dingy Shell
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Green Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(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)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Knot Grass
(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-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Obscure Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very 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)
Double Dart
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Regular)
Buff Arches
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Small Dusty Wave
(Regular)
Single-dotted Wave
(Frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
July Belle
(Frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Regular)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Frequent)
Treble-bar
(Frequent)
Lesser Treble-bar
(Frequent)
Seraphim
(Frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Regular)
Scorched Wing
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Grass Emerald
(Regular)
Puss Moth
(Regular)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Herald
(Frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Regular)
Muslin Footman
(Regular)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Marbled Beauty
(Regular)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Frequent)
Southern Wainscot
(Frequent)
Garden Dart
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
(Regular)
Phoenix
(Regular)
Small Yellow Wave
(Regular)
Marsh Pug
(Regular)
Valerian Pug
(Regular)
Shaded Pug
(Regular)
Lilac Beauty
(Regular)
Satin Beauty
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Regular)
Rustic
(Regular)
Small Wainscot
(Regular)
Clouded Brindle
(Regular)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Regular)
Rufous Minor
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
Northern Rustic
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Six-striped Rustic
(Regular)
Gothic
(Regular)
Lunar Hornet Moth
(Infrequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Streamer
(Infrequent)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Netted Pug
(Infrequent)
Juniper Pug
(Infrequent)
Larch Pug
(Infrequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Infrequent)
Bordered Pug
(Infrequent)
Rannoch Looper
(Infrequent)
Purple Thorn
(Infrequent)
Buff Ermine
(Infrequent)
Gold Spot
(Infrequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Infrequent)
Alder Moth
(Infrequent)
Shark
(Infrequent)
Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Infrequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)