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.
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Frequent)
July Highflyer
(Frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Frequent)
Silver Y
(Frequent)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Rosy Rustic
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Frequent)
Pink-barred Sallow
(Frequent)
Black Rustic
(Frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Lesser Yellow Underwing
(Frequent)
Square-spot Rustic
(Frequent)
Autumnal Rustic
(Frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Regular)
Small Phoenix
(Regular)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Regular)
Svensson's Copper Underwing
(Regular)
Green-brindled Crescent
(Regular)
Frosted Orange
(Regular)
Dark Arches
(Regular)
Sallow
(Regular)
Red-line Quaker
(Regular)
Lunar Underwing
(Regular)
Chestnut
(Regular)
Barred Chestnut
(Regular)
Small Square-spot
(Regular)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Regular)
Common Carpet
(Infrequent)
Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Infrequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Infrequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Infrequent)
Feathered Thorn
(Infrequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Infrequent)
Straw Dot
(Infrequent)
Snout
(Infrequent)
Copper Underwing
(Infrequent)
Flounced Rustic
(Infrequent)
Orange Sallow
(Infrequent)
Brick
(Infrequent)
Red Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Dun-bar
(Infrequent)
Centre-barred Sallow
(Infrequent)
Merveille du Jour
(Infrequent)
Flame
(Infrequent)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Infrequent)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
(Unusual)
Riband Wave
(Unusual)
Yellow Shell
(Unusual)
Purple Bar
(Unusual)
November Moth
(Unusual)
Pale November Moth
(Unusual)
Autumnal Moth
(Unusual)
Rivulet
(Unusual)
Foxglove Pug
(Unusual)
Streak
(Unusual)
Early Thorn
(Unusual)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Unusual)
Common Wave
(Unusual)
Light Emerald
(Unusual)
Iron Prominent
(Unusual)
Vapourer
(Unusual)
Buff Footman
(Unusual)
Pinion-streaked Snout
(Unusual)
Burnished Brass
(Unusual)
Gold Spot
(Unusual)
Mouse Moth
(Unusual)
Small Angle Shades
(Unusual)
Crescent
(Unusual)
Large Ear
(Unusual)
Large Wainscot
(Unusual)
Small Dotted Buff
(Unusual)
Brown-spot Pinion
(Unusual)
Flounced Chestnut
(Unusual)
Pale Pinion
(Unusual)
Golden-rod Brindle
(Unusual)
Grey Chi
(Unusual)
Feathered Ranunculus
(Unusual)
Antler Moth
(Unusual)
Lychnis
(Unusual)
Smoky Wainscot
(Unusual)
Turnip Moth
(Unusual)
Dark Sword-grass
(Unusual)
Flame Shoulder
(Unusual)
Purple Clay
(Unusual)
Ingrailed Clay
(Unusual)
Dotted Clay
(Unusual)
Neglected Rustic
(Unusual)
Heath Rustic
(Unusual)
Oak Nycteoline
(Unusual)