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.
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Emperor Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Cream Wave
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Streamer
(Very frequent)
May Highflyer
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Early Tooth-striped
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(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
(Frequent)
Brindled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Ringed Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Birch
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Very frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Scarce Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Herald
(Very frequent)
Buff Ermine
(Very frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Very frequent)
Silver Hook
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Very frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Satin Lutestring
(Frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Frequent)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Frequent)
Yellow-ringed Carpet
(Frequent)
Ruddy Highflyer
(Frequent)
Purple Bar
(Frequent)
Mottled Grey
(Frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Frequent)
Ochreous Pug
(Frequent)
Common Wave
(Frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Frequent)
Puss Moth
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Frequent)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Frequent)
Coronet
(Frequent)
Early Grey
(Frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Frequent)
Chestnut
(Frequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Frequent)
Small Quaker
(Frequent)
Campion
(Regular)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Marbled Coronet
(Frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Frequent)
Red Carpet
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Angle-barred Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Regular)
Barred Tooth-striped
(Regular)
Cinnabar
(Regular)
Small Fan-foot
(Regular)
Sweet Gale Moth
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Regular)
Dusky Brocade
(Regular)
Pine Beauty
(Regular)
Broad-bordered White Underwing
(Regular)
Beautiful Brocade
(Regular)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Oak Nycteoline
(Regular)
Common Lutestring
(Infrequent)
Yellow Horned
(Infrequent)
Riband Wave
(Infrequent)
Yellow Shell
(Infrequent)
V-Pug
(Infrequent)
Green Pug
(Infrequent)
Dotted Border
(Infrequent)
Light Emerald
(Infrequent)
Barred Red
(Infrequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Small Square-spot
(Infrequent)