LIVE Caterpillar to Butterfly Kit
Painted Lady Butterflies
Our caterpillar to butterfly kit is shipped with live caterpillars! This butterfly growing kit includes everything you need to watch your caterpillars grow and hatch into healthy butterflies. Shipped with all the essentials – including food, directions and a pop-up habitat that fits up to 20 butterflies. Provide a fun, hands-on learning experience with this butterfly kit for kids or adults. Watch caterpillars grow, create their chrysalides, and hatch as vibrant painted lady butterflies.
What’s Inside the Kit?
Your Caterpillar to Butterfly Kit comes with everything you need for a successful butterfly growing experience:
- Live Caterpillars Shipped with Kit: Choose between 5 caterpillars or 10 caterpillars (2 cups of 5).
- Butterfly Habitat: Our 12” tall pop-up, see-through habitat provides a safe and secure environment for up to 20 butterflies.
- Feeding Supplies: Includes a butterfly feeder with wick, sugar, and water dropper for easy feeding.
- Water Mister: Maintain the perfect humidity inside the habitat.
- Educational Tools: Easy-to-follow butterfly kit instructions are included to enhance the learning experience.
Active Caterpillars Guarantee:
Order when daytime temperatures in your area are between 40°F and 85°F. Your kit is shipped with live caterpillars included and caterpillars are sensitive to outdoor temperatures, so check your forecast before ordering. We guarantee that 3 caterpillars from each cup turn into healthy butterflies! You can learn more about Our Active Caterpillars Guarantee here.
The Butterfly Life Cycle – A Fascinating Journey:
With our butterfly kit, you can observe the complete life cycle of a painted lady butterfly. The process takes about three weeks, giving you plenty of time to observe their incredible transformation.
- Caterpillar Stage: Begin by caring for the tiny caterpillars. Their cup is a comfortable habitat – monitor their growth as they prepare for the next stage.
- Chrysalis Stage: Watch as the caterpillars form their chrysalides. This stage marks a critical transformation as the caterpillars prepare to become butterflies.
- Butterfly Stage: Witness the magical moment when butterflies hatch. Painted lady butterflies are known for their vibrant colors and lively behavior. After observing your butterflies for a few days, you can release them into the wild if the outdoor temperature is above 50°F.
Educational Benefits:
- This caterpillar-into-butterfly kit is an excellent educational tool for teaching children about nature and biology. Through this activity, they will:
- Learn about the stages of the butterfly life cycle.
- Understand the importance of metamorphosis in the natural world.
- Develop responsibility while caring for the caterpillars and butterflies.
- Homeschooling parents can include our best-selling butterfly kit for kids as part of their science curriculum. It’s also a popular choice for classrooms and science fair projects, where children can document and report the progress of their butterflies daily.
Simple and Easy to Use:
Growing butterflies with this kit is straightforward, even for beginners. The included butterfly kit instructions provide step-by-step guidance to ensure a smooth experience. With all supplies included, you can create the ideal environment for your caterpillars to thrive and transform. The reusable habitat allows you to raise butterflies again in the future or even house other small critters.
Care and Feeding Tips:
- Keep the habitat at room temperature in a safe location.
- Feed your adult butterflies sugar water or fresh fruit slices.
- Ensure the habitat is clean to keep the butterflies comfortable.
- Release butterflies into the wild when they are ready, and outdoor temperatures are suitable (above 50°F)
Perfect for All Ages:
Whether you’re looking for a fun family activity, an engaging science project, or a thoughtful gift for nature enthusiasts, the Caterpillar to Butterfly Kit is the perfect choice. It brings joy, learning, and a closer connection to the natural world.
Order your caterpillar to butterfly kit today and start the journey of raising your own painted lady butterflies!
Why Painted Lady Butterflies?
Why offer painted lady butterflies instead of a monarch butterfly kit? Live monarch butterfly caterpillars are regulated by the USDA and can only be shipped to states close to where they were hatched which makes ordering difficult. Monarchs will need live milkweed as part of a monarch butterfly kit, which is hard to find or pre-grow at home for them. A painted lady butterfly hatching kit works with artificial diets and can be shipped anywhere.
Ages 4+ with adult supervision.
