I desperately need to adjust the valves on my motorcycle but I've been putting it off for a weekend that's bearable to workout outside in the garage all day. This week is not that week. I'm thinking of buying one of those floor standing AC units that I can set up in my garage just for instances like this.
You need to just move to somewhere like at the base of Mt Rainier. There's a winter poster, I can't remember his name, he used to be despondent over the lack of snow but I think he reformed himself and is better now. He might have tips.
It's madness here. Thanking the maker for this cooler weather because I'm changing bags daily. Four have pupated and should have more doing so daily which will ease the pressure.
20yrs ago it seemed like we were good for at least a couple good ole cold noreasters every winter, even if they were mostly rain. Feels like it's been a while since we've had a good one.
That thing eclosed pretty quickly, probably the warm weather sped up development. I've got about fifty L5 regalis caterpillars and they are devastating all my sweetgum, I'm so ready for them to pupate...next week.
It sort of looks like it was in the process of updating when you took the picture. The back half of it looks like a variegated fritillary caterpillar. If the chrysalid turned more whitish then thar would make sense.
You could just take it and put it in a container to allow it to eclose, it should be relatively quick - they overwinter as small caterpillars.
Looks like the newly formed chrysalis of a fritillary to me - possibly a variegated fritillary? Hard to say 100% for sure though. If you have violets in the area this would lead toward a fritillary.