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.
Emperor Moth
(Frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Garden 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)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
V-Pug
(Very frequent)
Brindled Pug
(Very frequent)
Oak-tree Pug
(Very frequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Very frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Frequent)
Buff-tip
(Frequent)
Herald
(Frequent)
Spectacle
(Frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Clouded Drab
(Very frequent)
Common Quaker
(Very frequent)
Small Quaker
(Frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Frequent)
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
(Regular)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Regular)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Regular)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Seraphim
(Regular)
Lunar Thorn
(Frequent)
Grey Birch
(Regular)
Common Heath
(Frequent)
Common White Wave
(Frequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Frequent)
Great Prominent
(Regular)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Mother Shipton
(Regular)
Early Grey
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Regular)
Campion
(Frequent)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Frequent)
Flame
(Frequent)
Red Chestnut
(Regular)
Map-winged Swift
(Regular)
Gold Swift
(Infrequent)
Oblique Carpet
(Regular)
Yellow Shell
(Infrequent)
Shoulder Stripe
(Regular)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Regular)
Purple Bar
(Infrequent)
Rivulet
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Infrequent)
Green Pug
(Regular)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Infrequent)
Satyr Pug
(Regular)
Wormwood Pug
(Infrequent)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Infrequent)
Latticed Heath
(Infrequent)
Barred Umber
(Regular)
Willow Beauty
(Infrequent)
Common Wave
(Infrequent)
Light Emerald
(Regular)
Puss Moth
(Regular)
Sallow Kitten
(Regular)
Lunar Marbled Brown
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Clouded Buff
(Infrequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Infrequent)
Cinnabar
(Regular)
Silver Y
(Regular)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Regular)
Brown Rustic
(Infrequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Infrequent)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Regular)
Middle-barred Minor
(Infrequent)
Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Pale Pinion
(Regular)
Dark Brocade
(Regular)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Regular)
Glaucous Shears
(Regular)
Broad-barred White
(Infrequent)
Purple Clay
(Infrequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Regular)
Green Arches
(Infrequent)
Oak Nycteoline
(Regular)