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🦋 Transform your space with live science—because watching growth never goes out of style!
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.
| ASIN | B0DM32F4J8 |
| Age Range Description | Kid |
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,026 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #20 in Educational Science Kits |
| Brand Name | Insect Lore |
| Customer Reviews | 3.8 out of 5 stars 627 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 | 3.2 ounces |
| 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 |
M**S
Amazing Experience for Kids of all Ages
This is my third year ordering caterpillars from Insect Lore for my classroom and every time my kids have a blast watching them grow and learning about their life cycle. I’ve never had an issue with shipping and all of my butterflies always are healthy and i’ve never had any die. It is a great educational experience for the price, especially if you’ve already brought the full kit and can just order the caterpillars on their own!
M**M
Good quality
Perfect for our butterfly science unit
L**A
disappointing
Not a great cup of caterpillars. I usually order them from amazon by another brand and all five caterpillars become butterflies. Usually the container has a piece of cloth on the top that the caterpillars can latch on to, the cloth is removeable and easily transferred into the butterfly habitat. With this container there is no cloth, just a sticker on the lid of the container making it difficult for the caterpillars to latch in order to form their chrysalis. 3 of them fell, and I couldn't remove the sticker from the container to get the other two off the cap. I hope that all of the caterpillars make it.
P**S
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.
R**.
Great learning experience
The Lifecycle of a Butterfly is always a favorite Unit of study in our PreK classroom. Watching the caterpillars change and the butterfly release is always a hit!
A**R
Fun experience
My grandson and I "hatched" butterflies last Spring with these. One was doa, and another died shortly after arrival. However, the rest made it to adulthood, and were exciting to release into my garden.
A**S
Can't expect them all to cocoon and be healthy to fly
This item came with five caterpillars they have all cocooned the educational value is awesome and it is fun for my daughter good quality for the money but I hate to say it my daughter was so discouraged when one of them came out of their little cocoon deformed see we were wanting to let them all go not have to keep one but no matter the difference she said she'll take care of it as long as it lives sad story the other butterflies are attacking it another sad thing is you might want to move them two days after they all have gone up to the top to make their little cocoons because one of them decided it wanted to hatch 3 days after when I was trying to wait the 3 days to put them on the top but like I said one hatched the day we were supposed to move them all into the habitat we woke up that morning was getting everything ready to move them over and one was a butterfly in the little kit
K**S
Wonderful gift. Repeat buyer. Always excellent results.
My nieces love these. I usually get one of them some of these every year. I always look for the Insect Lore caterpillars because they always arrive in great condition. For the first 12 hours or so, the caterpillars seem sluggish. (I would be sluggish, too, if I had just been shipped over the road for hours to days.) Then they start to rouse themselves and get busy. We love these. The process is wonderful to behold. I've also gotten these as a gift for a housebound elderly person in the family, and it was really a blessing to see how much joy it brought for that person to be able to watch this process right next to their chair all that time.