Species Details

ABH: 63.057

BF: 1356

Family: Crambidae

Subfamily: Glaphyriinae

Taxon: Evergestis forficalis

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Garden Pebble

Account: Common in gardens, allotments and farmland, especially where Brassica are grown, throughout the British Isles. Unlikely to be confused with any other species of British moth. Larva feeds on various Cruciferae, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in some areas.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 27 — 31 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 5 May (2008) — 21 Sep (2007)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Brassica sp., Cruciferae., Raphanus sp.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/evergestis-forficalis/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 206

Individuals: 13

Earliest Year: 1982

Latest Year: 2025

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