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.
96 - East Inverness & Nairn
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Six-Spot Burnet
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Poplar Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Satin Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Pine Tree Lappet
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wave
(Very frequent)
Birch Mocha
(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)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Frequent)
Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small White Wave
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Pretty Pinion
(Very frequent)
Grass Rivulet
(Very frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Green Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Very frequent)
Larch Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Very frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Broom-tip
(Very frequent)
Seraphim
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Rannoch Looper
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Purple Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Willow Beauty
(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)
Barred Red
(Very frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Very frequent)
Black Mountain Moth
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(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)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Dark Tussock
(Very frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Very frequent)
Wood Tiger
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Very frequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Poplar Grey
(Very frequent)
Coronet
(Very frequent)
Shark
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(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)
Antler Moth
(Very frequent)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Very frequent)
Grey Arches
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Broad-barred White
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Very frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(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)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very frequent)
Welsh Clearwing
(Frequent)
Large Red-belted Clearwing
(Frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Regular)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Frequent)
Plain Wave
(Frequent)
Cream Wave
(Frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Streamer
(Frequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Regular)
Chestnut-coloured Carpet
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Regular)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Blomer's Rivulet
(Regular)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Barred Carpet
(Regular)
Slender Pug
(Frequent)
Cloaked Pug
(Regular)
Marsh Pug
(Frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Juniper Pug
(Frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Frequent)
Angle-barred Pug
(Frequent)
Valerian Pug
(Frequent)
Treble-bar
(Frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Regular)
Dotted Carpet
(Regular)
Grey Birch
(Frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Regular)
Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Regular)
Herald
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Frequent)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spangle
(Regular)
Scarce Silver Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Regular)
Pine Beauty
(Regular)
Hebrew Character
(Regular)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Common Wainscot
(Regular)
Clay
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Flame
(Regular)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Dingy Shell
(Regular)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Bilberry Pug
(Regular)
Lime-speck Pug
(Regular)
Scotch Annulet
(Regular)
Puss Moth
(Regular)
Round-winged Muslin
(Regular)
Common Footman
(Regular)
Rosy Minor
(Regular)
Common Quaker
(Regular)
Marbled Coronet
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Regular)
Dotted Clay
(Regular)
Small Fan-footed Wave
(Infrequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Infrequent)
Blue-bordered Carpet
(Infrequent)
Phoenix
(Infrequent)
Beech-green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Small Yellow Wave
(Infrequent)
Tawny Speckled Pug
(Infrequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Infrequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Infrequent)
Buff Ermine
(Infrequent)
Silver Hook
(Infrequent)
Lyme Grass
(Infrequent)
Confused
(Infrequent)
Common Rustic
(Infrequent)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Infrequent)
Rufous Minor
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Suspected
(Infrequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Infrequent)
Nutmeg
(Infrequent)
Double Dart
(Infrequent)
Gothic
(Infrequent)