I know, It's a caterpillar.

Someone at the butterfly garden forum thinks it is a variegated fritillary.

Common Buckeye It might be a common buckeye. There are many buckeyes flying about my yard this week. I can't find a photo online of it like the one I took but, I think the caterpillar has the same coloring. What do you think?

No chrysalis image to compare to in your link above. Images of Buckeye chrysalises do not look similar to yours.

Common Buckeye Chrysalis Here is a description of the color variations of the chrysalis.

Updated photo: It was hard to get the colors to stand out. I also found another chrysalis a few feet away. It may be the same species but older.

Yes, your latest images, taken from a different angle, look very much like variegated fritillary. It looks like the wraparound wing area is highly variable as to the proportions of white and black mottling.