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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Silkmoths (Saturniinae) » Attacini » Callosamia » Promethea Moth - Hodges#7764 (Callosamia promethea)
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chrysalis - Callosamia promethea
Copyright © 2010 SusieCC

chrysalis - Callosamia promethea
near to Pin Oak, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
March 7, 2010
Size: 2 inches
I had noticed this chrysalis hanging from a tree in our driveway.
the branch had broken off in the heavy snow and winds, found it later under the snow. I stuck it in a large outdoor planter near to where I found it.
this chrysalis had a long strand of silk holding it to the branch.

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Contributed by SusieCC on 17 March, 2010 - 4:36pm
Last updated 10 April, 2010 - 9:10am

Moved
Moved from Promethea Moth.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 10 April, 2010 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 10 April, 2010 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

promethea moth cocoon
thank you both for the I.D.
… SusieCC, 18 March, 2010 - 7:30pm login or register to post comments

cocoon
looks Promethea-like to me... it seems to have emerged last season due to the exit hole
… Ray Simpson, 18 March, 2010 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

Giant silk moth cocoon...
I think it may be a very baggy promethea moth cocoon, which apparently is the norm for this species in the southern Appalachians, but I haven't seen a picture of what this looks like to compare.

Please edit the location information--"Hampshire County, West Virginia County" doesn't seem quite right...
… Charley Eiseman, 17 March, 2010 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

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