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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Unidentified pupae & cocoons
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Pupa
Copyright © 2007 Ted Kropiewnicki

Pupa
Bear, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
September 22, 2007
Size: ~ 18 mm

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Pupa Pupa
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Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 6 October, 2007 - 3:34pm
Last updated 15 August, 2008 - 9:56am

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 15 August, 2008 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

Pupa -
looks like some kind of moth - did you find it in the ground?
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 6 October, 2007 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Pupa
I found it in my compost pile; all kinds of yard waste passed through shredder/chipper and soil mixed in.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 6 October, 2007 - 6:18pm login or register to post comments

 
I expect it dug in after the shredding
many moths pupate underground, so this may not be identifiable right now - you might try keeping it captive and see if you get an adult (which could be not till next spring).
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 7 October, 2007 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

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