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
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Very frequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Very frequent)
Red Carpet
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very frequent)
July Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Green Pug
(Very frequent)
Slender Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Lime-speck Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Very frequent)
Common Footman
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Uncertain
(Very frequent)
Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Straw Underwing
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(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)
Double Lobed
(Very frequent)
Common Rustic
(Very frequent)
Cloaked Minor
(Very frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Very frequent)
White-line Dart
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(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)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Frequent)
Pale Eggar
(Regular)
July Belle
(Frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Regular)
Phoenix
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Dingy Shell
(Frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Larch Pug
(Frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Regular)
Dotted Carpet
(Frequent)
Scotch Annulet
(Frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Regular)
Scarce Silver Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Shark
(Frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Frequent)
Butterbur
(Regular)
Flounced Rustic
(Frequent)
Lyme Grass
(Regular)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Confused
(Regular)
Rosy Minor
(Frequent)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Rufous Minor
(Regular)
Dingy Shears
(Frequent)
Shears
(Regular)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Campion
(Frequent)
Southern Wainscot
(Frequent)
Garden Dart
(Regular)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Archer's Dart
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Gothic
(Frequent)
Common Swift
(Infrequent)
Thrift Clearwing
(Infrequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Regular)
Northern Eggar
(Regular)
Fox Moth
(Infrequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Smoky Wave
(Infrequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Regular)
Dark Spinach
(Infrequent)
May Highflyer
(Regular)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Water Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Marsh Pug
(Infrequent)
Brindled Pug
(Infrequent)
Triple-spotted Pug
(Regular)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Infrequent)
V-Moth
(Infrequent)
Bordered Beauty
(Infrequent)
Common Heath
(Infrequent)
Annulet
(Infrequent)
Black Mountain Moth
(Infrequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Regular)
Brown-tail
(Infrequent)
Clouded Buff
(Infrequent)
Buff Footman
(Infrequent)
Blackneck
(Infrequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Infrequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Infrequent)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Infrequent)
Coronet
(Infrequent)
Old Lady
(Infrequent)
Crescent
(Regular)
Ear Moth
(Regular)
Northern Arches
(Infrequent)
Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Common Quaker
(Infrequent)
Hedge Rustic
(Infrequent)
Nutmeg
(Regular)
Glaucous Shears
(Regular)
Broad-barred White
(Infrequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
Coast Dart
(Infrequent)
Sand Dart
(Regular)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Northern Dart
(Infrequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Infrequent)