Depressaria depressana

(Fabricius, 1775)
Purple Carrot-seed Moth

Sort #: 442 | P3 #: 420156 | MPG #: 924.1
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Larval feeding type: Seed-head feeder
Larval substrate: Daucus carota* (Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace), Pimpinella, Pastinaca, Seseli, Peucedanum oreoselinum.
Phenology: Adult: 4/21 to 9/29 (25 records)

Comment: Adult overwinters

Status in MA (automated assessment): Fairly widespread, common
Status in N. America: Introduced
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 2013
Last Year Reported: 2023

Distribution by County: Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester, Middlesex, Suffolk, Plymouth
Number of Records: 29