- Create unforgettable memories and embark on an exciting 3-week project, where you'll witness the day-to-day metamorphosis of your very own Painted Lady butterflies.
- Insect Lore's Butterfly Garden featuring a prepaid voucher, allows you to redeem 5 live baby caterpillars once you're ready.
- Your Butterfly Garden includes a reusable butterfly habitat featuring ultra-clear observation panels, a STEM Journal, feeding dropper, instructions, and a Prepaid Voucher to redeem 5 baby caterpillars with Chrys-A-Lid.
- Dive into STEM learning: Includes an activity/observation journal filled with fun facts, prompts and creative exercises. The habitat features a fold-out panel displaying the butterfly life cycle. Perfect for your budding entomologist!
- Founded in 1969, Insect Lore is the originator of live butterfly kits and has inspired generations of families to connect and make lasting memories as they raise and release native pollinators. Caterpillars are raised on Insect Lore’s California farm.
Insect Lore’s Butterfly Garden helps kids to experience the fascinating process of metamorphosis up close and allows families to make unforgettable memories. Become captivated by your baby caterpillars’ incredible journey to become winged wonders. Caterpillars are lovingly grown and shipped directly to your door from Insect Lore’s farm in California. This kit includes a prepaid voucher for caterpillars. No shipping charges or fees will be charged when redeeming the voucher for 5 baby Painted Lady caterpillars. Perfect for gifting or for planning ahead. The dome-shaped habitat features a tuck-away learning panel that highlights the stages of metamorphosis. The Ultra-Clear habitat makes observation easy and enjoyable. Check the temperature! It’s best to do this project when daytime temperatures in your area are between 55-85 degrees Fahrenheit. We cannot ship live insects to Mexico, Canada, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, APO, FPO or DPO addresses. Please note: Insect Lore is not responsible for lost or missing vouchers. Insect Lore created live butterfly kits over 50 years ago, inspiring a love of nature in generations of families. Caterpillars are hatched on their California farm with the utmost care you’d expect from avid naturalists committed to sharing the joy of science with children everywhere.
