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.
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
November Moth
(Very frequent)
Pale November Moth
(Very frequent)
Streak
(Very frequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Red-line Quaker
(Very frequent)
Brick
(Very frequent)
Lunar Underwing
(Very frequent)
Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
December Moth
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Winter Moth
(Frequent)
Autumnal Moth
(Regular)
Snout
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Regular)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Frequent)
Pale Pinion
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Brindled Ochre
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
Garden Carpet
(Infrequent)
Common Carpet
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Regular)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Infrequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Infrequent)
Scarce Umber
(Regular)
Mottled Umber
(Infrequent)
Willow Beauty
(Infrequent)
Light Emerald
(Infrequent)
Barred Red
(Infrequent)
Straw Dot
(Regular)
Vapourer
(Infrequent)
Garden Tiger
(Infrequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Infrequent)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Sallow
(Infrequent)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
(Infrequent)
Flounced Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Dark Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Blair's Shoulder-knot
(Infrequent)
Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Pearly Underwing
(Regular)
White-line Dart
(Infrequent)
Shuttle-shaped Dart
(Infrequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Flame
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Autumnal Rustic
(Infrequent)