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06/01/2008 08:47:09 PM · #4

Chrysalis of Paysandisia archon extracted from its cocoon.

Not sure if it is the exact species but I do know it is a type of moth.

Message edited by author 2008-06-01 20:48:10.

togtog

06/01/2008 08:53:28 PM · #5

Actually, knowing the scale of them would help. :)

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

06/01/2008 08:58:28 PM · #6

My guess would be one of the tiger moths, but a lot of them look similar enough it's hard to say. Why not bury it in a plantpot where you can keep an eye on it and see what emerges? :)

CEJ

Canon EOS-40D

06/01/2008 09:28:00 PM · #7

Originally posted by togtog:

Actually, knowing the scale of them would help. :)

Definitely! It could be so many things and no guess would be correct until proven on emergence. Is there a moth or other pupating insect that is common to the area they were found in? I also agree, too, that to bury them would be worth it. Take a cardboard box, put a few inches of good soil in it - moist but not wet. Don't let it dry out completely but do not want to drown them either. Put a screen over the top of the box and wait. Whatever it is will emerge soon enough and the screen should keep it in until you can let it go. From experience, emergence seems to come more often at night so the longest they will be in there is until morning if you check regularly.

dacrazyrn

06/01/2008 10:30:05 PM · #8

I think that is the chrysalis of an Army cutworm...which becomes a "Miller Moth." Doing landscaping for many years, we came across those ALL the time.
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togtog

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

06/01/2008 10:32:34 PM · #9

They look almost like the chrysalises from Silence of the Lambs.

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

06/01/2008 11:26:38 PM · #10

Originally posted by BeeCee:

My guess would be one of the tiger moths, but a lot of them look similar enough it's hard to say. Why not bury it in a plantpot where you can keep an eye on it and see what emerges? :)

I second this. I find them in my hard fairly often. I believe they are tiger moth pupa.

Tamron AF 55-200mm F4-5.6 LD Di-II for Canon

06/02/2008 04:59:31 AM · #11

Originally posted by togtog:

Actually, knowing the scale of them would help. :)

He says about an inch long :)

Wildcard

Canon EOS-20D

06/02/2008 07:01:58 AM · #12

You have to love a site where even photos taken to identify weird buggy things are beautifully lit and composed.

Hipychik

Sony Alpha a6000

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

06/02/2008 07:38:50 AM · #13

Originally posted by Wildcard:

You have to love a site where even photos taken to identify weird buggy things are beautifully lit and composed.

"Weird buggy things"?? :P

LoudDog

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

06/02/2008 09:04:47 AM · #14

Thanks all! Looks like some kind of moth is the answer.

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Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR

06/02/2008 12:43:11 PM · #15

Originally posted by Doyle:

Originally posted by Wildcard:
You have to love a site where even photos taken to identify weird buggy things are beautifully lit and composed.

"Weird buggy things"?? :P

IMO "weird buggy things" is a valid scientific term :)

antares1966

Nikon D7200

06/02/2008 01:00:33 PM · #16

Was this laying on the ground, or up in a tree branch? If it was up on a plant or tree, could possibly be a gypsy moth, major pests, defoliates parts of entire forests in places.