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.
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
July Belle
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Very frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Very frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Gold Spot
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Shark
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(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)
Double Dart
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Thrift Clearwing
(Frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Poplar Lutestring
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Riband Wave
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Regular)
Green Pug
(Frequent)
Marsh Pug
(Frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Frequent)
Larch Pug
(Frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Regular)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Regular)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Regular)
Coronet
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Frequent)
Dotted Clay
(Regular)
Least Black Arches
(Frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Regular)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Infrequent)
Birch Mocha
(Infrequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Regular)
Northern Spinach
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Dingy Shell
(Infrequent)
Welsh Wave
(Infrequent)
Brindled Pug
(Infrequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Infrequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Regular)
Lime-speck Pug
(Infrequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Infrequent)
Mottled Pug
(Infrequent)
Seraphim
(Infrequent)
Peacock Moth
(Regular)
Rannoch Looper
(Infrequent)
Black Mountain Moth
(Infrequent)
Large Emerald
(Infrequent)
Vapourer
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Regular)
Plain Golden Y
(Infrequent)
Scarce Silver Y
(Infrequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Regular)
Mottled Rustic
(Infrequent)
Pale Mottled Willow
(Infrequent)
Rustic
(Infrequent)
Clouded Drab
(Infrequent)
Antler Moth
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Infrequent)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Clay
(Regular)
Turnip Moth
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Six-striped Rustic
(Infrequent)
Gothic
(Infrequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Infrequent)