Evergestis forficalis

Evergestis forficalis, the garden pebble, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.

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 larva is yellowish-green; dorsal and lateral lines darker green; head yellowish[1] The length of the forewings 12–14 mm.

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

Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland: Atropos, England.

Caterpillar