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
2018-08-15	Elkhart	Mitchell, Carole	Adult
2018-07-21	Henry	Steussy, Helen	Adult
2018-06-17	Porter	Joll, Chris	Adult
2018-06-15	Porter	Joll, Chris	Adult
2017-07-11	St. Joseph	Sass, Steve	Adult Confirmed

Observation Details	Images
Date: 2018-08-15 County: Elkhart Observer: Mitchell, Carole Notes: Adult
Date: 2018-07-21 County: Henry Observer: Steussy, Helen Notes: Adult
Date: 2018-06-17 County: Porter Observer: Joll, Chris Notes: Adult
Date: 2018-06-15 County: Porter Observer: Joll, Chris Notes: Adult
Date: 2017-07-11 County: St. Joseph Observer: Sass, Steve Notes: Adult Confirmed

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