Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Purple Carrot-seed Moth
Depressaria depressana (Fabricius, 1775)
Family: Elachistidae
Subfamily: Depressariinae
Identification:
Wing Span: 0.14-0.2 cm
Life History:
Flight: May through December
Caterpillar Hosts: Daucus carota, Pimpinella, Pastinaca, Seseli and Peucedanum
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Recently introduced to northeastern North America. Occurs in most of Europe, Asia and northern Africa.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments:
Taxonomy Notes: None.

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Butterflies and moths are accidental pollinators of many flowering plants. While most species do not have special structures to carry pollen, they do brush against pollen and transfer it to other flowers.

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Verified Sightings

Displaying 25 - 48 of 60 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Oct 06, 2019
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Observation date: Sep 16, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 20, 2019
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Observation date: Sep 24, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 20, 2019
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Observation date: Sep 12, 2019
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 13, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 11, 2019
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 25, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 13, 2019
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 14, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 15, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 29, 2019
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Observation date: Jul 18, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 29, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 16, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 29, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 03, 2018
Submitted by: CathK
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 26, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 15, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 07, 2018
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Observation date: Sep 15, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 02, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 25, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 29, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 19, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 22, 2018
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2018
Submitted by: crx2aj3
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 28, 2018
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Observation date: Apr 12, 2018
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 04, 2018
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Observation date: Jan 22, 2018
Submitted by: brainerd
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 31, 2018
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Observation date: Feb 20, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 21, 2018
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Observation date: Nov 19, 2017
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 19, 2017
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Observation date: Sep 25, 2017
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 05, 2017
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Observation date: Aug 21, 2017
Submitted by: kcearlock
Region: Clinton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 21, 2017
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Observation date: Jul 11, 2017
Submitted by: SteveSass
Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 05, 2017
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Observation date: Jul 17, 2017
Submitted by: tomnix
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 26, 2017
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Observation date: Jun 21, 2017
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 25, 2017
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