Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Register
·
Log In
Home
Guide
ID Request
Recent
Frass
Forums
Donate
Help
Clickable Guide
Calendar
Upcoming Events
Registration
is open for the
2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho
July 24-27
Moth submissions
from
National Moth Week 2023
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico
, July 20-24
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana
, April 28-May 2
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2019 gathering in Louisiana
, July 25-27
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2018 gathering in Virginia
, July 27-29
Previous events
Taxonomy
Browse
Info
Images
Links
Books
Data
Home
» Guide »
Arthropods (Arthropoda)
»
Hexapods (Hexapoda)
»
Insects (Insecta)
»
Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)
»
Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea)
»
Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae)
»
Sphinginae
»
Sphingini
»
Manduca
Photo#175303
Copyright © 2008
rtv
chrysilis? -
Manduca
Northville, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
April 3, 2008
Size: 3 in. ish
found this in the soil of my tomato plant box...maybe a chrysilis of a tomato worm? it's alive for sure- it wiggles around if you move it
tag
·
login
or
register
to post comments
Contributed by
rtv
on 3 April, 2008 - 5:05pm
Last updated 30 January, 2010 - 10:15am
Yes, it looks like a tomato or a tobacco hornworm pupa
compare this one of mine:
I think all spp. of Manduca have similar pupae.
…
Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 3 April, 2008 - 5:53pm
login
or
register
to post comments
yep
I think you nailed it! i looked up other pix as well and they seem identical. thanks!
…
rtv
, 3 April, 2008 - 6:37pm
login
or
register
to post comments
Comment viewing options
Flat list - collapsed
Flat list - expanded
Threaded list - collapsed
Threaded list - expanded
Date - newest first
Date - oldest first
10 comments per page
30 comments per page
50 comments per page
70 comments per page
90 comments per page
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.