#2742 · 🦋 butterflies & moths
Garden Pebble
🇳🇱 Lijnvalkmot ·Evergestis forficalis
📍 De Marne, Groningen, Netherlands
📍 Natuurterrein klarenbeek,1105 AA Amsterdam, Nederland
📍 Amsterdam, Oude Haagseweg
📍 Bennekom, Nederland
📍 2931 Krimpen aan de Lek, Nederland
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Kjeld Brem · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- 3. © Céline · CC BY 4.0
- 4. © Donald Hobern · CC BY 4.0
- 5. © jlsnaddon · CC BY 4.0
- 6. De Marne, Groningen, Netherlands:© Michael Bakker Paiva · CC BY 4.0
- 7. Natuurterrein klarenbeek,1105 AA Amsterdam, Nederland:© Ron Rave · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. Amsterdam, Oude Haagseweg:© peterschiphof · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Bennekom, Nederland:© Chris van Swaay · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. 2931 Krimpen aan de Lek, Nederland:© Paul G. Schrijvershof · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
what is it?
Evergestis forficalis , the garden pebble , is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, Asia and North America.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 56 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 2,866 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Garden Pebble
- Nederlands
- Lijnvalkmot
- scientific name
- Evergestis forficalis
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Lepidoptera
- family
- Crambidae
- sightings in NL
- 56
- sightings in Europe
- 2,302
- sightings worldwide
- 2,866
- GBIF records in NL
- 6,529
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
relatives· Crambidae
#2401 📷 9Box Tree Moth
🇳🇱 Buxusmot
Cydalima perspectalis
👀 1.3k in NL
#2407 📷 10Pearl Veneer
🇳🇱 Blauwooggrasmot
Agriphila straminella
👀 974 in NL
#2411 📷 7Garden Grass-veneer
🇳🇱 Gewone grasmot
Chrysoteuchia culmella
👀 739 in NL
#2421 📷 9Mint Moth
🇳🇱 Muntvlindertje
Pyrausta aurata
👀 649 in NL
#2437 📷 10Small China-mark
🇳🇱 Kroosvlindertje
Cataclysta lemnata
👀 496 in NL
#2464 📷 10Small Magpie
🇳🇱 Bonte brandnetelmot
Anania hortulata
👀 360 in NL
#2478 📷 7Small Grey
🇳🇱 Variabele granietmot
Eudonia mercurella
👀 303 in NL
#2486 📷 10Common Grass-veneer
🇳🇱 Variabele grasmot
Agriphila tristella
👀 281 in NL
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 324103, Wikidata Q739598, GBIF 4532022, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.