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butterfly or other insect?
Copyright © 2019 jean-michel nadeau

butterfly or other insect?
longueuil, Quebec, Canada
August 24, 2019
Size: about one cm or 3/8 of an
at first, I thought that it was a Young Caterpillar but it didn't grow. After a few days, it became hard and I thought that it was dead. Finally, I saw that something came out of it from the upper part but I don't know what it is.
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Contributed by jean-michel nadeau on 2 September, 2019 - 7:00am
Last updated 7 September, 2021 - 11:21am

Cabbage White?
Looks like Cabbage White, Pieris rapae, but I've never made a study of pupae. See a very similar pupa at: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1611552/bgimage
… Ken Allison, 10 September, 2019 - 11:31am login or register to post comments

 
cabbage white
it is possible, the species is common at this place. Thanks for the information.
… jean-michel nadeau, 10 September, 2019 - 5:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Moving, so that some of our specialized experts can have a look. (It is the pupal stage in Lepidoptera. The adult butterfly should have been what emerged, though sometimes only a parasitic wasp emerges!)
… Stephen_WV, 2 September, 2019 - 8:23am login or register to post comments

 
pupae
I hope one of your experts will find time to have a look. I reallly want to know what it is. Thanks for your time.
… jean-michel nadeau, 3 September, 2019 - 3:42pm login or register to post comments

 
pupae
I hope one of your experts will find time to have a look. I reallly want to know what it is. Thanks for your time.
… jean-michel nadeau, 3 September, 2019 - 3:42pm login or register to post comments

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