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Purple Carrot-seed Moth Caterpillar - Depressaria depressana Greenish brown caterpillar with white dots on its segments. The larvae feed on plants in the parsley family, mainly on the flowers and unripe seeds.<br /> <br /> Habitat: In a rural garden - I don&#039;t know the name of the plant that it was on though.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69657/purple_carrot-seed_moth_caterpillar_-_depressaria_depressana.html" title="Purple Carrot-seed Moth Caterpillar - Depressaria depressana"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/69657_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=LTMNTZotvP7Kpu%2F%2BSMHOz%2BWpPUM%3D" width="200" height="162" alt="Purple Carrot-seed Moth Caterpillar - Depressaria depressana Greenish brown caterpillar with white dots on its segments. The larvae feed on plants in the parsley family, mainly on the flowers and unripe seeds.<br /> <br /> Habitat: In a rural garden - I don&#039;t know the name of the plant that it was on though.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69655/purple_carrot-seed_moth_caterpillar_-_depressaria_depressana.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69654/purple_carrot-seed_moth_caterpillar_-_depressaria_depressana.html Depressaria depressana,Geotagged,Purple carrot-seed moth,Summer,United States,caterpillar,larva" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69654/purple_carrot-seed_moth_caterpillar_-_depressaria_depressana.html" title="Purple Carrot-seed Moth Caterpillar - Depressaria depressana"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/69654_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=N9LoFxrLgRcy%2FmCEGl%2B5BT85kyk%3D" width="104" height="152" alt="Purple Carrot-seed Moth Caterpillar - Depressaria depressana Greenish brown caterpillar with white dots on its segments. The larvae feed on plants in the parsley family, mainly on the flowers and unripe seeds.<br /> <br /> Habitat: In a rural garden - I don&#039;t know the name of the plant that it was on though.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69657/purple_carrot-seed_moth_caterpillar_-_depressaria_depressana.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69655/purple_carrot-seed_moth_caterpillar_-_depressaria_depressana.html Depressaria depressana,Geotagged,Purple Carrot-seed Moth,Summer,United States,caterpillar,larva" /></a></figure> Depressaria depressana,Geotagged,Purple carrot-seed moth,Summer,United States,caterpillar,larva Click/tap to enlarge

Purple Carrot-seed Moth Caterpillar - Depressaria depressana

Greenish brown caterpillar with white dots on its segments. The larvae feed on plants in the parsley family, mainly on the flowers and unripe seeds.

Habitat: In a rural garden - I don't know the name of the plant that it was on though.

Purple Carrot-seed Moth Caterpillar - Depressaria depressana Greenish brown caterpillar with white dots on its segments. The larvae feed on plants in the parsley family, mainly on the flowers and unripe seeds.<br /> <br /> Habitat: In a rural garden - I don't know the name of the plant that it was on though.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69655/purple_carrot-seed_moth_caterpillar_-_depressaria_depressana.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69654/purple_carrot-seed_moth_caterpillar_-_depressaria_depressana.html Depressaria depressana,Geotagged,Purple carrot-seed moth,Summer,United States,caterpillar,larva

Purple Carrot-seed Moth Caterpillar - Depressaria depressana Greenish brown caterpillar with white dots on its segments. The larvae feed on plants in the parsley family, mainly on the flowers and unripe seeds.<br /> <br /> Habitat: In a rural garden - I don't know the name of the plant that it was on though.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69657/purple_carrot-seed_moth_caterpillar_-_depressaria_depressana.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69655/purple_carrot-seed_moth_caterpillar_-_depressaria_depressana.html Depressaria depressana,Geotagged,Purple Carrot-seed Moth,Summer,United States,caterpillar,larva

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The Purple carrot-seed moth

Blunt’s flat-body or purple carrot-seed moth is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in most of Europe.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Nov 23, 2018. Captured Aug 19, 2018 08:06 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
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