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
2023-09-22	Newton	Jaskula, Jeanette
2023-08-25	St. Joseph	Mysore, Keshava
2023-08-23	Porter	Joll, Chris
2023-07-13	Lake	Halon, Joelle
2023-05-30	Hamilton	Kant, Nancy
2022-08-19	Porter	Joll, Chris
2022-07-08	Newton	Jaskula, Jeanette
2022-07-03	Hamilton	Kant, Nancy
2022-07-03	Boone	Jaskula, Jeanette
2022-06-25	Hamilton	McCord, Dan	Adult

Observation Details	Images
Date: 2023-09-22 County: Newton Observer: Jaskula, Jeanette Notes:
Date: 2023-08-25 County: St. Joseph Observer: Mysore, Keshava Notes:
Date: 2023-08-23 County: Porter Observer: Joll, Chris Notes:
Date: 2023-07-13 County: Lake Observer: Halon, Joelle Notes:
Date: 2023-05-30 County: Hamilton Observer: Kant, Nancy Notes:
Date: 2022-08-19 County: Porter Observer: Joll, Chris Notes:
Date: 2022-07-08 County: Newton Observer: Jaskula, Jeanette Notes:
Date: 2022-07-03 County: Hamilton Observer: Kant, Nancy Notes:
Date: 2022-07-03 County: Boone Observer: Jaskula, Jeanette Notes:
Date: 2022-06-25 County: Hamilton Observer: McCord, Dan Notes: Adult

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