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Family: Crambidae   Checklist Number: 63.057

Evergestis forficalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Garden Pebble

First recorded in Lewis in June 2025. The distribution for Scotland is sporadic with few records in the north-west. The flight period is from May to September in two generations. The foodplants are cultivated members of the Brassicaceae and can be a pest in parts of Britain.

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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