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Chrysalis
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Chrysalis
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
January 27, 2008
Size: 13mm (1/2")
Found under a piece of old tree. Notice in this pic it's in some sort of debris covering. The second pic is the underside after I pulled it loose from the wood. Notice the white liquid which I think was somehow surrounding it while it was inside the debris covering because it didn't come from inside the chrysalis itself. The third pic is the chrysalis after I removed the debris covering. Please help with ID.

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 27 January, 2008 - 10:05pm
Last updated 28 April, 2008 - 12:27pm

Moved
Moved from Cloaked Marvel.
I agree with Charley, until we get a confirmation that this is the ONLY species to make this structure, the images should be kept at a higher level.
… John R. Maxwell, 28 April, 2008 - 12:27pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Sam Houston, 26 April, 2008 - 8:37am login or register to post comments

 
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This may well be the same species as Scott's that just emerged, but I think there are other noctuids that make something similar.
… Charley Eiseman, 26 April, 2008 - 7:08pm login or register to post comments

Interesting...
I've been finding these debris coverings on trees lately, but in all of them the insect had already emerged (or been eaten). I had been thinking it could be either a moth or a beetle, but that sure looks like a moth pupa. This would be a great one to hang onto and see what emerges.

I'll let you know if I turn up any suspects when I start diving into my moth books.
… Charley Eiseman, 29 January, 2008 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

 
Well
hanging onto it is a problem. I live out in the country. Most of the pics I take are out in the woods so it would be next to impossible to find it again. I don't even remember how deep in the woods (away from the house) I was when I found it. When I find things I take pictures of it and then try to put it back the way I found it and leave it there. Obviously in this case I couldn't put it back the way it was but I did leave it there.
… Sam Houston, 29 January, 2008 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

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