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product_id: 674149128
title: "Insect Lore Cup of Caterpillars Basic – 5 Live Painted Lady Caterpillars with Food – Refill Kit for Butterfly Garden Habitat – STEM Science Activity for Kids & Classrooms"
brand: "insect lore"
price: "R$260"
currency: BRL
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
category: "Insect Lore"
url: https://www.desertcart.com.br/products/674149128-insect-lore-cup-of-caterpillars-basic-5-live-painted-lady
store_origin: BR
region: Brazil
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# Nutrient-rich food included Compact 5x4x4 inch refill cup 5 live Painted Lady caterpillars Insect Lore Cup of Caterpillars Basic – 5 Live Painted Lady Caterpillars with Food – Refill Kit for Butterfly Garden Habitat – STEM Science Activity for Kids & Classrooms

**Brand:** insect lore
**Price:** R$260
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🦋 Transform your space with live science—because watching growth never goes out of style!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Insect Lore Cup of Caterpillars Basic – 5 Live Painted Lady Caterpillars with Food – Refill Kit for Butterfly Garden Habitat – STEM Science Activity for Kids & Classrooms by insect lore
- **How much does it cost?** R$260 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.br](https://www.desertcart.com.br/products/674149128-insect-lore-cup-of-caterpillars-basic-5-live-painted-lady)

## Best For

- insect lore enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted insect lore brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Live STEM Magic:** Watch 5 live caterpillars metamorphose into butterflies—science in action!
- • **All-in-One Refill:** Includes caterpillars, food, and care instructions—just add your habitat.
- • **Farm-Fresh & Trusted:** Grown in the USA since 1969 on a family-owned farm for guaranteed quality.
- • **Season-Smart Shipping:** Ships only when temps are ideal (50–90°F) to ensure healthy arrivals.
- • **Perfect Classroom Catalyst:** Engage kids with hands-on learning that sparks curiosity and wonder.

## Overview

The Insect Lore Cup of Caterpillars Basic is a 5-live Painted Lady caterpillar refill kit designed for the Insect Lore Butterfly Garden Habitat. Raised on a trusted family farm in California since 1969, it includes nutrient-rich food and detailed care instructions. Ideal for STEM learning at home or in classrooms, it offers a hands-on experience of metamorphosis. The compact 5x4x4 inch cup ships within the continental U.S. only during optimal temperature ranges to ensure caterpillar health.

## Description

Insect Lore's Painted Lady Caterpillars Basic Cup – The Perfect Refill for Butterfly Garden Habitat! Insect Lore's Painted Lady Caterpillars provide an exciting, hands-on educational experience for kids, families, and students, teaching them about the wonders of nature and the crucial role of pollinators. These caterpillars are the perfect refill for the Insect Lore Butterfly Garden Habitat (sold separately), allowing you to watch as they transform into stunning butterflies. This kit includes 5 baby caterpillars, all the food they need, and clear instructions to guide you through the process. Please note that the habitat and Chrys-A-Lid Holding Log are sold separately. Grown with care at Insect Lore's family-operated farm in Central California, these caterpillars are shipped directly to you. NOTE: For the best experience, order when daytime temperatures in your area are between 50-90°F. Caterpillars can only be shipped within the continental U.S.

Review: Beautiful Butterflies - Fun classroom project on butterfly lifecycles! I look forward to this project every spring! The kiddos love watching the caterpillars go through its lifecycle and emerge as a beautiful butterflies!
Review: Fun to watch them grow - They grow up so fast! Tiny little caterpillars to butterflies - wiggling chrysalids and all! We had fun watching them emerge and eat nectar from different fruits. Made sure to time the release with nice enough weather so they could fly off into the world. It would have been good to have printed instructions in the box rather than going online.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0DM32F4J8 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #18,503 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #183 in Educational Science Kits |
| Customer Reviews | 3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars (592) |
| Item Weight | 3.2 ounces |
| Item model number | 7801 |
| Manufacturer | Insect Lore |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 3 years and up |
| Product Dimensions | 5 x 4 x 4 inches |
| Release date | November 1, 2024 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Insect Lore
- **Material:** Plastic
- **Item Weight:** 3.2 ounces
- **Style:** 1 Cup Basic
- **Color:** Green
- **Included Components:** 1 Cup of Caterpillars Basic
- **UPC:** 735569078015
- **Manufacturer:** Insect Lore

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful Butterflies
*by S***P on December 31, 2025*

Fun classroom project on butterfly lifecycles! I look forward to this project every spring! The kiddos love watching the caterpillars go through its lifecycle and emerge as a beautiful butterflies!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fun to watch them grow
*by P***S on December 7, 2025*

They grow up so fast! Tiny little caterpillars to butterflies - wiggling chrysalids and all! We had fun watching them emerge and eat nectar from different fruits. Made sure to time the release with nice enough weather so they could fly off into the world. It would have been good to have printed instructions in the box rather than going online.

### ⭐ 4/5 of out caterpillars died!
*by E***Y on May 2, 2025*

I will never buy a cup of caterpillars through Amazon again. We have done this every year with my kids and have always ordered from the Insect Lore website, but this time I used Amazon because we wanted the cup quicker to show some friends who were staying with us. This was a big mistake. Every other year all 5 caterpillars have become butterflies and it has been such a fun experience for out kids! This year however when we got the cup, one caterpillar was already dead on arrival. A couple days later another caterpillar that was way smaller then the others on arrival also died. Still 3 were alive and eventually started making their chrysalis. One died before it could form it's chrysalis and fell to the bottom becoming a big pile of goo. 2 of the caterpillars have formed chrysalis and we have moved them to our big net. One of the them looks normal, and one of them is black, so I don't have much hope we will have more then 1 butterfly, and that's even debatable since all of them have died. The cup smells foul now that we have taken the lid off to put in the larger net, so I am wondering if the food was diseased or something. We do this every year and did everything according to the instructions, the only thing different this year was ordering through Amazon. I guess correlation doesn't always mean causation but in this case it's making me only ever want to buy through the Insect Lore website. I'll have to look and see if we still get the guarantee buying through Amazon.

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*Last updated: 2026-01-24*