Pupa ID
April 29, 2012 5:09 PM Subscribe
Entomology filter: Can anybody ID this interesting pupa that I found in my back yard.
Put it in a jar with holes in the lid, shelter it from the elements, and see what comes of it.
posted by the Real Dan at 6:09 PM on April 29, 2012
posted by the Real Dan at 6:09 PM on April 29, 2012
If not a sphinx specifically, I would guess something in the Saturniidae family.
If I were you I would definitely keep it, in airy container, to see what awesome sort of awesome moth comes out of it, and then release it on the nearest tree to where you found it the night after it ecloses.
posted by Cold Lurkey at 6:18 PM on April 29, 2012
If I were you I would definitely keep it, in airy container, to see what awesome sort of awesome moth comes out of it, and then release it on the nearest tree to where you found it the night after it ecloses.
posted by Cold Lurkey at 6:18 PM on April 29, 2012
Response by poster: It's much smaller than either the Sphinx Moth or Saturniidae, it's closer to half an inch long.
posted by Confess, Fletch at 6:25 PM on April 29, 2012
posted by Confess, Fletch at 6:25 PM on April 29, 2012
Response by poster: I'm going with the cutworm, right size, right color, right shape.
Thanks everyone.
posted by Confess, Fletch at 8:39 PM on April 29, 2012
Thanks everyone.
posted by Confess, Fletch at 8:39 PM on April 29, 2012
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