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Promethea Moth pupa - Callosamia promethea

Promethea Moth pupa - Callosamia promethea
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
August 30, 2008
This pupa was in a sassafras tree, and the first thing I think of that eats sassafras is the spicebush swallowtail, but it doesn't look like the chrysalis in the guide.

Moved
Moved from pupae and cocoons.
Cocoon of a promethea moth, also known as spicebush silkmoth -- the sassafras and spicebush on my road are often loaded with these.

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