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
(Frequent)
White-barred Clearwing
(Very unusual)
Large Red-belted Clearwing
(Very unusual)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Regular)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Regular)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Unusual)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very unusual)
Riband Wave
(Regular)
Plain Wave
(Very unusual)
Smoky Wave
(Very unusual)
Cream Wave
(Very unusual)
Birch Mocha
(Regular)
July Belle
(Very unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very unusual)
Red Carpet
(Unusual)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Common Carpet
(Regular)
Beautiful Carpet
(Very unusual)
May Highflyer
(Unusual)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Yellow
(Very unusual)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Unusual)
Barred Straw
(Unusual)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Unusual)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very unusual)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very unusual)
Water Carpet
(Regular)
Small Yellow Wave
(Very unusual)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very unusual)
Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Small Rivulet
(Unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Very unusual)
Grass Rivulet
(Very unusual)
Sandy Carpet
(Very unusual)
Double-striped Pug
(Very unusual)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Bilberry Pug
(Very unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very unusual)
Dwarf Pug
(Unusual)
Larch Pug
(Very unusual)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Ochreous Pug
(Very unusual)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Unusual)
Satyr Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Unusual)
Currant Pug
(Unusual)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Very unusual)
Shaded Pug
(Very unusual)
Magpie Moth
(Very unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Regular)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Unusual)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Regular)
Scorched Wing
(Regular)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Regular)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very unusual)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very unusual)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Unusual)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Very unusual)
Light Emerald
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Very unusual)
Brussels Lace
(Very unusual)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Very unusual)
Grass Wave
(Regular)
Large Emerald
(Unusual)
Puss Moth
(Very unusual)
Sallow Kitten
(Regular)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Great Prominent
(Very unusual)
Swallow Prominent
(Very unusual)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Herald
(Very unusual)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Snout
(Frequent)
Beautiful Snout
(Very unusual)
Dark Tussock
(Very unusual)
Clouded Buff
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Very unusual)
Garden Tiger
(Unusual)
Muslin Footman
(Unusual)
Round-winged Muslin
(Very unusual)
Four-dotted Footman
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Unusual)
Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Small Fan-foot
(Unusual)
Small Purple-barred
(Very unusual)
Mother Shipton
(Very unusual)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very unusual)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Frequent)
Alder Moth
(Very unusual)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Light Knot Grass
(Unusual)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Regular)
Shark
(Very unusual)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Unusual)
Dark Arches
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Very unusual)
Common Rustic
(Very unusual)
Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Very unusual)
Rufous Minor
(Very unusual)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Antler Moth
(Very unusual)
Grey Arches
(Unusual)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Unusual)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Unusual)
Shears
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Unusual)
Campion
(Regular)
Broad-barred White
(Very unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Regular)
Clay
(Unusual)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Unusual)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very unusual)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Very unusual)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very unusual)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very unusual)
Double Square-spot
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Unusual)
Green Silver-lines
(Regular)