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Cup Of Caterpillars™ BasicUpdated 7 months ago

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Straight from our growing facility to you: Insect Lore's best-selling Cup of Caterpillars™ teaches kids, families, and classrooms about the wonders of the natural world. 

Parents and Teachers Are Saying

  • Kids love and benefit from this butterfly experience
  • Provides STEM and STEAM Learning
  • A Family and Teacher Favorite
  • Insect Lore supports you all the way
  • The growing process is easy, educational, and FUN!
  • This item is perfect for you if you've already done the project before and already have a Chrys-A-Lid™ Holding Log

Please Read Before You Grow

  • This item comes with live Painted Lady Butterfly caterpillars. 
  • This item does not include the Chrys-A-Lid™ Holding Log.
  • This item does not come with a butterfly habitat. If you are looking for a complete kit with live caterpillars, please click here.
  • Lovingly grown in the USA by a family-owned company for over 55 years.  
  • Our insects are sensitive to outdoor temperatures. We recommend postponing your order if daytime, outdoor temperatures are below 50 degrees or above 90 degrees in your area. If you live somewhere currently outside of this range, we recommend purchasing a voucher.
  • We cannot ship live insects to Mexico, Canada, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, APO, FPO or DPO addresses.

Comes with

  • Cup of 5 Baby Caterpillars and all the food they need.
  • Caterpillar Instructions

Insect lore, the Original Butterflies-by-Mail Company®, guarantees that at least 3 out of 5 caterpillars will become butterflies. You can learn more about the Insect Lore Guarantee here. 

Ages 4+

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