{{short description|Species of moth}} {{Speciesbox | image = Evergestis.forficalis.jpg | taxon = Evergestis forficalis | authority = (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonyms = *''Phalaena orficalis'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small> *''Crambus forficatus'' <small>Fabricius, 1798</small> *''Phalaena trivialis'' <small>Scopoli, 1763</small> *''Pionea sodalis'' <small>Butler, 1878</small> }} '''''Evergestis forficalis''''', the '''garden pebble''', is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, the Palearctic and North America. The species was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' thumb|left|200px|Caterpillar The species closely resembles ''Rivula sericealis''. The wingspan is 25–28&nbsp;mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, disc and apex sometimes tinged with yellowish-brown; lines fine, dark brown, very obliquely curved, indented beneath costa, first very indistinct towards costa; two small transversely placed discal spots outlined with dark fuscous, lower larger; a dark fuscous oblique apical streak; margins of subterminal line obscurely brownish. The hindwings are ochreous- whitish with a grey posterior line. The larva is yellowish-green; dorsal and lateral lines darker green; head yellowish<ref>Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, London [https://archive.org/details/handbookofbritis00meyr/page/n7 pdf] {{PD-notice}} Keys and description</ref>

The length of the forewings 12–14&nbsp;mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species, such as Brussels sprout and kale.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Further reading== Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson ''A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland'': Atropos, England. {{ISBN|9780955108648}}

==External links== *[https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/evergestis-forficalis/ "63.057 BF1356 Garden Pebble ''Evergestis forficalis'' (Linnaeus, 1758)"]. ''UKMoths''. - with pictures *[http://uahost.uantwerpen.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Crambidae/Eforficalis.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229002020/http://uahost.uantwerpen.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Crambidae/Eforficalis.htm |date=2014-12-29 }} *[http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Evergestis_Forficalis Lepiforum.de]

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Category:Evergestis Category:Moths described in 1758 Category:Moths of Asia Category:Moths of Europe Category:Moths of North America Category:Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Evergestinae-stub}}