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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: Rural garden<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86047/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/3232/86047_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=pRN8bomXtpBWGV3MBUrfaW598Ho%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: Rural garden<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86048/purple_carrot-seed_moth_caterpillar_-_depressaria_depressana.html Depressaria depressana,Geotagged,Purple carrot-seed moth,Summer,United States,caterpillar" /></a></figure> Depressaria depressana,Geotagged,Purple carrot-seed moth,Summer,United States,caterpillar 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: Rural garden

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: Rural garden<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/86048/purple_carrot-seed_moth_caterpillar_-_depressaria_depressana.html Depressaria depressana,Geotagged,Purple carrot-seed moth,Summer,United States,caterpillar

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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 Oct 28, 2019. Captured Jul 14, 2019 07:23 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.