I've never seen one that wasn't green...how odd ;)

It was green when I found it, then shed out to this. I think it's really cool!

I do need some more advice. I have one 5 gallon bucket habitat with 5 or 6 worms buried. Thought they would come out this year but now thinking maybe not. Should I wait 14 days or so and then dig up the chrysalis (?) to put in the fridge for next year? I really wanted some moths this year but probably too late for my zone. I do want to make sure I save them the best way possible for next year!

Store them in an unheated shed or garage, out of reach of small mammals and birds. You can place some hardware mesh on top of the bucket to keep those critters out. You can bring them out of the garage after the thaw and place them in a safe place outdoors out of the rain until they eclose.

The mesh laundry hamper that they sell at Wmart are $2.88, and are 21" x 13" x 13". Could be an option for your moths. Look at the setup on the GST thread.
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Different shades are always possible. Blue cecropias have been found in the past.

If the pupae are from last year, I'd dig them up because they are probably dead. If they are from this year, Leadhead's advice is good.

They are all from this year. I've read of people keeping them in the fridge over winter, in paper towels inside a container, misting once a month. But then I've also seen a brief mention of side by side, frost free, being a bad thing. Our weather is so strange, I'd like to keep them as consistent as possible to ensure they will come out at the right time next year. I live in a mobile home, so no garage to keep them in :(

I explored two of my buckets today and found 4 chrysalis (out of 5....found remnants of what I think was the 5th one, bucket got rained in and I think killed that one). Anyway, three are "normal" with one being very active when I picked it up. The 4th looks more advanced, could make out the head and eyes I think, so assuming it's going to come out this year. Or can I still fridge it too, to keep it from emerging so late in the year? Also again, what's best way to save in fridge, it's a side by side frost free, so can I even put them in there? My mom has a top freezer fridge in her basement...better to put them there for the winter? And I think I read shredded moist paper towels or layered paper towels will work? Right now I just put them all in one bucket with their dirt pods....pretty cool how they have that little hollow home in the dirt clods. Questions questions! Hope somebody can give me advice soon!