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I think it's the #chrysalis of a #moth in the family #Zygaenidae (eng. #burnet moths, dan. #køllesværmer), probably one of the species in the genus #Zygaena.
I saw these moths regularly in the seventies but they are much rarer in northern Europe now. The Danish species (scroll down for chrysalis images):
https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Zygaena_minos
https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Zygaena_minos
https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Zygaena_osterodensis
https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Zygaena_viciae
https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Zygaena_trifolii
Hot off the press - evolutionary history of burnet moths - by Mirela Miric for her Master's in collaboration with K. Efetov, G. Tarmann, Andrea Chiocchio, Maria Heikkilä, D. Wagner, and Jadranka Rota. Also have a look at Appendix 1 for a careful review of zygaenid fossils.
https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/syen.12634