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Depressariidae 59a0134.1 – 0924.1   Depressaria depressana (Fabricius, 1775)              Purple Carrot-seed Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: depressana (Fabricius, 1775) (Tinea) depressella Fabricius, 1798 (Depressaria) rhodochlora Meyrick, 1923 (Depressaria) Taxonomic Notes: Depressaria depressana: Introduced from Europe, Zootaxa, 3749(1): 34.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Landry, J.-F., V. Nazari, J.R. Dewaard, M. Mutanen, C. Lopez-Vaamonde, P. Huemer, P.D.N. Hebert, 2013. Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology. Zootaxa, 3749(1): 1-93. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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