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.
Pale Eggar
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(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)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Very frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Barred Straw
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Slender Pug
(Very frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Frequent)
Dotted Carpet
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Very frequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Anomalous
(Very frequent)
Mouse Moth
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Haworth's Minor
(Very frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Very frequent)
Large Ear
(Very frequent)
Crinan Ear
(Very frequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Very frequent)
Bulrush Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Light Arches
(Very frequent)
Rosy Minor
(Very frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Sallow
(Very frequent)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Very frequent)
Dun-bar
(Very frequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Very frequent)
Grey Chi
(Very frequent)
Black Rustic
(Very frequent)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Clay
(Very frequent)
Dark Sword-grass
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Barred Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Dotted Rustic
(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)
Double Dart
(Very frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Very frequent)
Neglected Rustic
(Frequent)
Heath Rustic
(Very frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Very frequent)
Six-striped Rustic
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Very frequent)
Plain Clay
(Very frequent)
Gothic
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Regular)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Phoenix
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Larch Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Regular)
Bordered Beauty
(Regular)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Satin Beauty
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Regular)
Annulet
(Frequent)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Frequent)
Herald
(Frequent)
Straw Dot
(Frequent)
Common Footman
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Regular)
Shark
(Regular)
Marbled Beauty
(Regular)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Frequent)
Old Lady
(Frequent)
Crescent
(Frequent)
Frosted Orange
(Frequent)
Confused
(Frequent)
Common Rustic
(Regular)
Brick
(Regular)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Regular)
Angle-striped Sallow
(Frequent)
Suspected
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Lychnis
(Regular)
White-line Dart
(Frequent)
Northern Rustic
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Infrequent)
Peach Blossom
(Regular)
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
July Belle
(Regular)
Beautiful Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dark Spinach
(Infrequent)
Dingy Shell
(Infrequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Green Pug
(Infrequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Infrequent)
Marsh Pug
(Infrequent)
Treble-bar
(Regular)
Streak
(Regular)
Peppered Moth
(Infrequent)
Willow Beauty
(Infrequent)
Vapourer
(Regular)
Buff Footman
(Infrequent)
Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Infrequent)
Bordered Straw
(Infrequent)
Rustic
(Regular)
Ear Moth
(Regular)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Infrequent)
Northern Arches
(Regular)
Double Lobed
(Regular)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Broom Moth
(Regular)
Broad-barred White
(Infrequent)
Portland Moth
(Infrequent)
Garden Dart
(Regular)
Heart and Dart
(Infrequent)
Cousin German
(Infrequent)