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title: "Insect Lore Refill Cup of Caterpillars Basic | 5 Live Caterpillars"
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price: "€ 35.10"
currency: EUR
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reviews_count: 8
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# Includes nutritious caterpillar food Compact 3x3x4.5 inch cups 10 live Painted Lady caterpillars Insect Lore Refill Cup of Caterpillars Basic | 5 Live Caterpillars

**Brand:** insect lore
**Price:** € 35.10
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

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## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Insect Lore Refill Cup of Caterpillars Basic | 5 Live Caterpillars by insect lore
- **How much does it cost?** € 35.10 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/674149128-insect-lore-refill-cup-of-caterpillars-basic-5-live-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

- • **Complete Care Kit:** Each refill includes 2 cups with 5 caterpillars each, nutritious food, and easy-to-follow instructions—just add your habitat.
- • **STEM-Approved Fun:** Hands-on experience that boosts critical thinking, observation, and exploratory skills for kids and managers who value education.
- • **Farm-Fresh Quality:** Grown on a trusted family-owned California farm since 1969, ensuring healthy, thriving caterpillars every time.
- • **Live Learning in Action:** Watch 10 baby caterpillars grow, cocoon, and emerge as butterflies—right at home or in the classroom.
- • **Perfect Timing for Success:** Ships only when local temps are 50–90°F to guarantee your caterpillars arrive healthy and ready to thrive.

## Overview

Insect Lore’s 2 Cups of Caterpillars Basic offers 10 live Painted Lady caterpillars raised on a family farm in California, complete with food and care instructions. Ideal for STEM education and nature enthusiasts, this refill kit fits reusable habitats (sold separately) and delivers a captivating hands-on experience of metamorphosis. Ships within the continental U.S. when temperatures are optimal for 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: So Fun - Would Buy Again! - Purchased these for use in my self-contained classroom. They arrived all alive and thriving on eating their 'brown mush' as my students called it! All 5 made it into cocoons and transformed into butterflies! I was surprised as I assumed we may lose one or two! The instructions were clear and helpful, and I already had a little butterfly mesh 'home' for them to be placed in. As you lift the lid to transfer the cocoon's, you do have to be careful not to let any of them fall. Overall, I was very impressed and will be purchasing again!
Review: A wonderful grandkid tradition - My grandkid is 4½, and this is the third year we've bought caterpillars. We had 5 healthy bugs, and one (bonus) "slow-poke". All 6 made cocoons. 5 butterflies emerged, and we were a bit concerned about the runt, needing to explain that it might not be alive any more. After we released the first 5, about a half week later #6 emerged and flew away to join its siblings! Very happy with our results - beyond expectations!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0DM32F4J8 |
| Age Range Description | Kid |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,598 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #15 in Educational Science Kits |
| Brand Name | Insect Lore |
| Customer Reviews | 3.8 out of 5 stars 711 Reviews |
| Educational Objective | Concept Development Skills, Exploratory Skills, Observation Skills, Reasoning Skills, STEM |
| Included Components | 1 Cup of Caterpillars Basic |
| Is Assembly Required | No |
| Item Dimensions | 5 x 4 x 4 inches |
| Item Type Name | 1 Cup of Caterpillars Basic |
| Item Weight | 0.2 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Insect Lore |
| Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS) | 36.0 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 7801 |
| Material Type | Plastic |
| Model Number | 7801 |
| Size | Small |
| Theme | Insects |
| UPC | 735569078015 |

## 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

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## Available Options

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So Fun - Would Buy Again!
*by F***E on March 28, 2026*

Purchased these for use in my self-contained classroom. They arrived all alive and thriving on eating their 'brown mush' as my students called it! All 5 made it into cocoons and transformed into butterflies! I was surprised as I assumed we may lose one or two! The instructions were clear and helpful, and I already had a little butterfly mesh 'home' for them to be placed in. As you lift the lid to transfer the cocoon's, you do have to be careful not to let any of them fall. Overall, I was very impressed and will be purchasing again!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A wonderful grandkid tradition
*by K***Q on May 7, 2026*

My grandkid is 4½, and this is the third year we've bought caterpillars. We had 5 healthy bugs, and one (bonus) "slow-poke". All 6 made cocoons. 5 butterflies emerged, and we were a bit concerned about the runt, needing to explain that it might not be alive any more. After we released the first 5, about a half week later #6 emerged and flew away to join its siblings! Very happy with our results - beyond expectations!

### ⭐ 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: 2026-05-15*