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title: "Insect Lore Butterfly Farm | Butterfly Kit with Live Cup of Caterpillars | 5 ..."
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# 3-week full metamorphosis cycle Reusable pop-up mesh habitat 5 live Painted Lady caterpillars Insect Lore Butterfly Farm | Butterfly Kit with Live Cup of Caterpillars | 5 ...

**Brand:** insect lore
**Price:** € 181.47
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🦋 Transform curiosity into unforgettable memories with every flutter!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Insect Lore Butterfly Farm | Butterfly Kit with Live Cup of Caterpillars | 5 ... by insect lore
- **How much does it cost?** € 181.47 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/126657006-insect-lore-butterfly-farm-butterfly-kit-with-live-cup-caterpillars)

## 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

- • **STEM Learning Made Fun:** Engage budding entomologists with a science-packed activity journal blending biology, math, and writing.
- • **Trusted Quality for 50+ Years:** Insect Lore’s live caterpillars are farm-raised in California, ensuring healthy, vibrant butterflies every time.
- • **Witness Nature’s Magic Live:** Experience the full 3-week metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly—right on your windowsill.
- • **All-Inclusive, Hassle-Free Kit:** Comes with live caterpillars, food, habitat, feeder, chrysalis log, and easy instructions—everything you need to succeed.
- • **Eco-Friendly & Reusable Design:** Pop-up mesh habitat collapses flat for storage and reuse, making this a sustainable educational experience.

## Overview

Insect Lore Butterfly Farm is a premium STEM-accredited kit featuring 5 live Painted Lady caterpillars, a reusable pop-up habitat, and a comprehensive activity journal. Designed for kids 4+, it offers a hands-on 3-week journey through the butterfly life cycle, combining education with immersive nature observation. Trusted for over 50 years, this kit delivers quality live insects shipped from a California farm, making it a top-rated educational gift and classroom project.

## Description

Discover the Magic of Metamorphosis with Insect Lore's Butterfly Farm for kids. Includes Insect Lore Quality Butterflies! Inspire curiosity and a love of science with the trusted hands-on learning experience that has delighted families and educators for over 50 years. Including Insect Lore quality butterflies, this STEM-accredited butterfly growing kit gives kids a front-row seat to the full butterfly life cycle—from live caterpillars to beautiful Painted Lady butterflies. Designed to make science fun, interactive, and unforgettable, the kit comes with everything needed to raise butterflies at home or in the classroom. The kit includes a durable, dome-style reusable pop-up habitat for safe butterfly observation, a STEM activity journal to guide the learning experience, Insect Lore’s exclusive Chrys-A-Lid log to support chrysalides during metamorphosis and 5 live caterpillars, which are shipped directly from Insect Lore’s California farm and arrive with food included, ensuring quality care from start to finish. A perfect learning activity for spring, summer, or any time of year, the Butterfly Farm Kit is a great educational gift for kids, and an ideal science project for classrooms, homeschoolers, and families. Whether you're raising butterflies for a science fair or just for fun, you can count on Insect Lore’s quality and expertise to provide an enriching and memorable learning adventure. Note: Live caterpillars can only be shipped to the continental U.S. For best results, redeem your voucher when temperatures are between 50–90°F.

Review: Great Learning Experience - Better than expected! Purchased as a gift for a 4-year old boy. He (and his parents) loved it. Makes a great gift. They enjoyed setting up, watching the progress and then releasing the butterfly. It teaches observation, patience and stages of the butterfly. I wish I had a photo to share, its was a fun experience and he was engaged at every step.
Review: Awesome Spring time gift (Great distraction while Stay-At-Home in place) - I've been buying these since my little grand kids went to Daycare. I've even bought them for Daycare's down the street I'm not associated with, plus for relatives kids. I just think it's the best thing going for some spring time education. I was worried getting them during the COVID-19 stuff, and with all that's going on lately, but of the 5 sets I bought all the caterpillars came small and lively. One year I did buy from a company OTHER THAN Insect Lore and I regretted it. The caterpillars came in all different sizes, so the flow to the chrysalis, then to coming out as butterflies was staggered and REALLY a pain to keep up with. Plus, the best cup had 4 survive and one cup none survived. When I tried to explain to the company, they offered NO compensation. After years of doing this for all the kids related or not, I suggest not trying to save a little and stick with Insect Lore. The memories are so much better. It's awesome when they do come out. I let the kids name theirs (like they really can tell, hehe). Then we keep them a day or two, and when it's warm enough, we go outside and I help them press up on the chest to get one on their finger, take it slowly out of the cage, and watch it take off. So fun and cute. I've got a video of one granddaughter who named hers Daisy. The day she let hers go, and it flew off her finger and away, she stood up and started waving while saying "Goodbye Daisy, Goodbye". She sounded both sad and happy. Glad I got it on film because it's so cute and emotional. Any way - Get one :) Get 10 :)

## Features

- Create unforgettable memories with Insect Lore's Butterfly Farm with live caterpillars. Embark on a captivating 3-week project with one cup of caterpillars, where you'll witness the day-to-day metamorphosis of your very own Painted Lady butterflies!
- Experience metamorphosis and receive 5 caterpillars along with their food, a reusable pop-up habitat, Chrysalis Holding Log, a Flower-shaped Butterfly Feeder, sugar packets for butterfly nectar, Caterpillar Instruction Guide, and a feeding dropper.
- Dive into STEM learning with your young explorers. This butterfly growing kit with live caterpillars, features an engaging butterfly journal packed with exciting science, math, and writing activities. Perfect for your budding entomologist to explore the world of butterflies in an interactive way!
- Insect Lore has been trusted by family growers for over 50 years. Teach an appreciation for nature using the original source. Live caterpillars are grown on Insect Lore's Central California farm in the USA.
- The pop-up mesh habitat is reusable, designed for effortless use, and collapses flat for convenient storage and reassembly. With its easy viewing and straightforward directions, this live caterpillar farm provides a fun and engaging way to teach your little ones about nature!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07PXV6DTM |
| Best Sellers Rank | #506 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #3 in Educational Science Kits |
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars (5,550) |
| Item Weight | 8.4 ounces |
| Item model number | B07PXV6DTM |
| Manufacturer | Insect Lore |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 4 years and up |
| Product Dimensions | 16 x 12 x 12 inches |
| Release date | March 20, 2019 |

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Does this package come with everything including the mesh cage?**
A: My package came with everything pictured including the live caterpillars. Recieved March 2019

**Q: can this be stored for a week or two? how soon should i start using it?**
A: We received live caterpillars about 2 weeks ago.  You can probably store for as much as a day or two as everything they need is in the container, but I wouldn't wait much longer as things start happening quickly.

**Q: I'm in Vegas so in 3 weeks it'll be 50-55 at night ? So will they survive after I release them**
A: From the Insect Lore web site "Release your butterflies when daytime temperatures are at least 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Butterflies need this warmth to fly, feed, mate and pollinate."  ........  Also, "Adult butterflies typically live for 2 to 4 weeks during the warm parts of the year. During that time they will feed, mate, lay eggs, and begin the amazing butterfly life cycle, or metamorphosis, all over again!"  Hope that helps.

**Q: Can I play with my caterpillars?**
A: The instructions state not to play with the caterpillars. They are left in their containers until after they form into chrysalides.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Learning Experience
*by P***N on November 10, 2025*

Better than expected! Purchased as a gift for a 4-year old boy. He (and his parents) loved it. Makes a great gift. They enjoyed setting up, watching the progress and then releasing the butterfly. It teaches observation, patience and stages of the butterfly. I wish I had a photo to share, its was a fun experience and he was engaged at every step.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome Spring time gift (Great distraction while Stay-At-Home in place)
*by B***Y on April 24, 2020*

I've been buying these since my little grand kids went to Daycare. I've even bought them for Daycare's down the street I'm not associated with, plus for relatives kids. I just think it's the best thing going for some spring time education. I was worried getting them during the COVID-19 stuff, and with all that's going on lately, but of the 5 sets I bought all the caterpillars came small and lively. One year I did buy from a company OTHER THAN Insect Lore and I regretted it. The caterpillars came in all different sizes, so the flow to the chrysalis, then to coming out as butterflies was staggered and REALLY a pain to keep up with. Plus, the best cup had 4 survive and one cup none survived. When I tried to explain to the company, they offered NO compensation. After years of doing this for all the kids related or not, I suggest not trying to save a little and stick with Insect Lore. The memories are so much better. It's awesome when they do come out. I let the kids name theirs (like they really can tell, hehe). Then we keep them a day or two, and when it's warm enough, we go outside and I help them press up on the chest to get one on their finger, take it slowly out of the cage, and watch it take off. So fun and cute. I've got a video of one granddaughter who named hers Daisy. The day she let hers go, and it flew off her finger and away, she stood up and started waving while saying "Goodbye Daisy, Goodbye". She sounded both sad and happy. Glad I got it on film because it's so cute and emotional. Any way - Get one :) Get 10 :)

### ⭐ 100% Disappointing
*by T***R on June 23, 2025*

I only got 7 of the 10 I was supposed to get, all of them already in the chrysalis phase, 1 looks partially eaten I wonder if the other 3 were also eaten, and all of them of course fell from the lid before they arrived. My kids were so excited to watch them grow and change now we just have to sit and wait to see if any of them made it. Worst part, I ordered on 6/12 selected the delivery date of 6/27 then they shipped on 6/13 (already had a feeling this would end badly) then got delayed in shipping 3 times but the other option was 6/15 which was to early for my stepdaughter to be here to watch them. So now I have to question why they were shipped so early for a delivery date of the 27th if they claimed to be able to have them here a few days as my other option (which with the multiple delays in shipping they would've been late for the 15th delivery date). Now they are 4 days early and already almost completely through the process of becoming a butterfly (if any are alive still) which was the point of this for my children since we have worked on making a butterfly garden area to release them in. The other stuff in the kit is nice but very disappointed in the caterpillars so for me this is a 0 star experience but have to give a 1.

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