Depressaria depressana — Purple Carrot-seed moth

(Fabricius, 1775)

Hodges# 0924.1

Etymology

Depressaria: Combines the Greek deprimere, meaning “to press down” or “flatten,” with the common zoological Greek suffix, ia, used to form nouns.

depressana: Combines the Greek deprimere, meaning “to press down” or “flatten,” with the common zoological Greek suffix, ana, used to form nouns.

Pronunciation

dep-res-ahr-ee-uh dep-res-ah-nah

Other Common Names

Blunt’s flat-body moth

Documented Occurrences

This map shows the confirmed sightings of purple carrot-seed moth in Indiana. All sightings were confirmed through photographic documentation by individuals who contributed to the Great American IN Nature Lepidoptera Project (GAIN LP).

Documented North American Sightings as of 3/19/2020

GAIN LP Sightings

Date	County	Observer	Notes	Image1	Image2
2020-07-09	Hamilton	Kant, Nancy	Adult
2020-07-06	Marion	Schwedler, Kat	Adult
2020-06-27	Porter	Joll, Chris	Adult
2020-06-25	Wayne	Conwell, Chris	Adult
2020-06-23	St. Joseph	Mysore, Keshava	Adult
2020-06-05	Newton	Welton, Rick	Adult
2020-05-02	Lake	Pfister, Rosalie	Adult
2020-02-20	Porter	Joll, Chris	Adult
2019-09-12	Boone	Jaskula, Jeanette	Adult
2019-09-06	LaPorte	Branco, Bethany	Caterpillar

Observation Details	Images
Date: 2020-07-09 County: Hamilton Observer: Kant, Nancy Notes: Adult
Date: 2020-07-06 County: Marion Observer: Schwedler, Kat Notes: Adult
Date: 2020-06-27 County: Porter Observer: Joll, Chris Notes: Adult
Date: 2020-06-25 County: Wayne Observer: Conwell, Chris Notes: Adult
Date: 2020-06-23 County: St. Joseph Observer: Mysore, Keshava Notes: Adult
Date: 2020-06-05 County: Newton Observer: Welton, Rick Notes: Adult
Date: 2020-05-02 County: Lake Observer: Pfister, Rosalie Notes: Adult
Date: 2020-02-20 County: Porter Observer: Joll, Chris Notes: Adult
Date: 2019-09-12 County: Boone Observer: Jaskula, Jeanette Notes: Adult
Date: 2019-09-06 County: LaPorte Observer: Branco, Bethany Notes: Caterpillar

Purple carrot-seed moth Sightings by Month

Conservation Status

• Global status: GNR (not yet ranked)
• National status: NNR (not yet ranked)
• Indiana status: SNR (not yet ranked)

Floral Associates

Purple carrot-seed moth larvae feed exclusively on seeds in the carrot (Apiaceae spp.) family.

Known Larval Food Sources in Indiana
Family	Taxonomic Name	Common Name
Order: Apiales
Apiaceae	Daucus carota	Queen Anne's lace
	Pastinaca sativa	wild parsnip
	Pimpinella saxifraga	burnet-saxifrage