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)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Cinnabar
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Red Carpet
(Regular)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Regular)
May Highflyer
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Regular)
Satyr Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Frequent)
Clouded Border
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Regular)
Lunar Thorn
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Herald
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Regular)
Knot Grass
(Frequent)
Early Grey
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Frequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Regular)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Frequent)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Shears
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Infrequent)
Peach Blossom
(Infrequent)
Fox Moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Infrequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Infrequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Streamer
(Infrequent)
Mottled Grey
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Infrequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Regular)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Latticed Heath
(Infrequent)
Bordered White
(Regular)
Common White Wave
(Infrequent)
Common Wave
(Infrequent)
Puss Moth
(Infrequent)
Iron Prominent
(Regular)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Infrequent)
Chamomile Shark
(Infrequent)
Anomalous
(Infrequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Infrequent)
Light Arches
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Regular)
Sword-grass
(Regular)
Pine Beauty
(Regular)
Small Quaker
(Regular)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Glaucous Shears
(Infrequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Regular)
Campion
(Regular)
Broad-barred White
(Infrequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Infrequent)
Pearly Underwing
(Infrequent)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Sand Dart
(Infrequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Infrequent)