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.
Orange Swift
(Infrequent)
Common Swift
(Infrequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Gold Swift
(Regular)
Ghost Moth
(Frequent)
Welsh Clearwing
(Frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Frequent)
Pale Eggar
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Frequent)
Drinker
(Infrequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Humming-bird Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Plain Wave
(Infrequent)
Smoky Wave
(Frequent)
Lead Belle
(Unusual)
July Belle
(Unusual)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Unusual)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Unusual)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
Small Argent & Sable
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Infrequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Infrequent)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Infrequent)
Northern Spinach
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Welsh Wave
(Regular)
Chimney Sweeper
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Heath Rivulet
(Unusual)
Pretty Pinion
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Infrequent)
Barred Carpet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Frequent)
V-Pug
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Slender Pug
(Regular)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Regular)
White-spotted Pug
(Infrequent)
Larch Pug
(Infrequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Infrequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Mottled Pug
(Infrequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Regular)
Grey Pug
(Regular)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Unusual)
Broom-tip
(Unusual)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Infrequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Rannoch Looper
(Infrequent)
Latticed Heath
(Infrequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Unusual)
Scalloped Hazel
(Infrequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Heath
(Infrequent)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Regular)
Black Mountain Moth
(Infrequent)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Infrequent)
White Ermine
(Frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Regular)
Ruby Tiger
(Unusual)
Wood Tiger
(Infrequent)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Frequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Unusual)
Red-necked Footman
(Infrequent)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Infrequent)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Regular)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Infrequent)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Miller
(Unusual)
Knot Grass
(Regular)
Coronet
(Regular)
Shark
(Infrequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Regular)
Uncertain
(Unusual)
Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Saxon
(Infrequent)
Angle Shades
(Infrequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Infrequent)
Small Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Regular)
Slender Brindle
(Infrequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Double Lobed
(Regular)
Common Rustic
(Frequent)
Lesser Common Rustic
(Regular)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Frequent)
Dun-bar
(Regular)
Minor Shoulder-knot
(Infrequent)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Silvery Arches
(Infrequent)
Grey Arches
(Frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Infrequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Dot Moth
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Frequent)
Shears
(Infrequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Infrequent)
Campion
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Brown-line Bright Eye
(Regular)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Great Brocade
(Regular)
Double Dart
(Infrequent)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Regular)
Six-striped Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Triple-spotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Plain Clay
(Infrequent)
Gothic
(Infrequent)
Least Black Arches
(Infrequent)