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 Heath
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
Common Carpet
(Frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Regular)
Water Carpet
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Regular)
Common Pug
(Regular)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Frequent)
Early Thorn
(Frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Common Quaker
(Frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Infrequent)
Brindled Pug
(Regular)
Ochreous Pug
(Infrequent)
Satyr Pug
(Regular)
Early Tooth-striped
(Infrequent)
Clouded Border
(Infrequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Regular)
Lunar Thorn
(Infrequent)
Peppered Moth
(Regular)
Bordered White
(Infrequent)
Common Wave
(Infrequent)
Puss Moth
(Infrequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Infrequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Infrequent)
Herald
(Infrequent)
Garden Tiger
(Infrequent)
Cinnabar
(Infrequent)
Spectacle
(Regular)
Grey Dagger
(Infrequent)
Chamomile Shark
(Infrequent)
Brown Rustic
(Infrequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Regular)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Infrequent)
Pine Beauty
(Infrequent)
Nutmeg
(Infrequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Broom Moth
(Infrequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Infrequent)
Shears
(Infrequent)
Lychnis
(Infrequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Infrequent)
Red Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Double Square-spot
(Infrequent)
Least Black Arches
(Infrequent)