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Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) Apr 30, 2008

I've seen these all my life and wondered what they will turn into.
About an inch long.
Andy P

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) May 03, 2008

Lots of moths pupate under or near the surface of the ground and look like that, especially sphynx moths. Some much larger moths do that too. I found one last year when I was planting bulbs, almost the size of my little finger. Kind of sad, it was cut with the trowel.

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DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) May 03, 2008

Andy put it in a cage with a sprinkling of dirt and dry leaves to see what hatches

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Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) May 03, 2008

Thanks, I figured it was sort of generic but had to ask.
I placed it back near where i found it, it was gone the next day.

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essentialplanet Wilsonville, OR(Zone 8b) May 05, 2008

Hi Andy,

I think that is a cabbage moth pupae. Do you have a lot of those (looking like white butterflies, sometimes with a small black dot on the wing) later in the season. I have tons of them, and I find the pupae in the soil when I am planting.

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