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Any idea on what this pupa will turn into?

 
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I found this pupa in a dried out compost pile about 2 or 3 inches from the surface. This is in Saskatchewan where we don't have to many large bugs so I'm interested to see if anyone has any ideas.

I had to resist the urge to squish it but I reburied it in a similar location.
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It looks to me like a cicada (katydid) pupa. Do they live in your area?

Just rethinking, and looked a bit more. Could it be one of these? https://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/04/30/sphinx-moth-pupa-4/
 
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definitely moth. sphinx is a good possibility.
 
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No I don't believe we have katydids here, and yes I looks a lot like the spinx moths that the search brought up. Thank you.
 
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Looks like a squash vine borer pupa.
I suppose many pupa look alike but The squash vine borer is my most fierce enemy.  Hope they are not up there in your zone
 
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