Jim, I may be wrong, but that looks like a Monarch chrysalis. Sometimes they do have the tiny black spots on the chrysalis. It looks like it is forming the gold ring on the chrysalis, too. Did you have some Monarch caterpillars on milkweed nearby?

Not all of them reflect the black spots so vividly. I am attaching a photo that shows the spots, but it is not as close up as your image. What do you think? I may be way off base here, so hopefully someone else will chime in.

Susan

Here is a link that might be useful: Monarch chrysalis and gender ID

I believe it is a wild indigo duskywing pupa. See the link below.
-Elisabeth

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:483489}}

I concur with Elisabeth. I raised a couple year before last. They look just like the Horace's Duskywing Chrysalis of which I have a photo. I didn't take a picture of the WID pupa, because it was in a nest.

Sandy

Here is a link that might be useful: Horace's Duskywing Pupa

You folk's are really great! I certainly appreciate the experience that allows you to recognize the different stages while this old dummy is off searching for moth caterpillars.

Bob

We are happy to help out. We have and are where your are. I just recently got stuck on some things too and a very experienced person helped me out. There is always something to learn about Leps, which is why it is so much fun!
-Elisabeth