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Photo#43725
Copyright © 2006
Aaron Michael Peterson
Butterfly Chrysalis
Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
February 25, 2006
Size: 1 & 3/4 cm
Does anyone know what type of Lepidoptera made this?
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Contributed by
Aaron Michael Peterson
on 26 February, 2006 - 5:52pm
Last updated 25 November, 2008 - 5:14pm
Moved
Moved from
Butterflies
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David J. Ferguson
, 25 November, 2008 - 5:14pm
Well, it's a chrysalis -
the pupa of a butterfly, not a moth cocoon. That narrows it down a little, and the silken girdle around the middle probably narrows it down a little more. Swallowtails do this, but so do some others e.g. sulphurs. Size would also be helpful for ID.
A quick browse through the images here led me to this very similar cabbage white (below) - I think this might be the same one.
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 27 February, 2006 - 7:32am
Thanks
Thanks for your help. It looks similar to the Cabbage White chrysalis, but I'm not sure if it's the same thing. This particular chrysalis measured 1 & 3/4 cms. Thanks again.
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Aaron Michael Peterson
, 27 February, 2006 - 7:52pm
