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product_id: 734168815
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: "RM318"
currency: MYR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 5
url: https://www.desertcart.com.my/products/734168815-insect-lore-cup-of-caterpillars-basic-5-live-painted-lady
store_origin: MY
region: Malaysia
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# Nutrient-rich food included Compact 12.7x10.16x10.16 cm 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:** RM318
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🦋 Unlock Nature’s Magic: Grow Your Own Butterfly Garden Today!

## 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?** RM318 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.my](https://www.desertcart.com.my/products/734168815-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

- • **All-in-One Refill Kit:** Includes 5 caterpillars, nutritious food, and detailed care instructions—just add your habitat.
- • **Farm-Fresh & USA-Grown:** Sustainably raised on a family farm since 1969, ensuring quality and care.
- • **Temperature-Smart Shipping:** Ships only when conditions are ideal (50–90°F) for healthy, thriving caterpillars.
- • **Transformative STEM Experience:** Watch caterpillars evolve into butterflies—live science at your fingertips.
- • **Perfect for Classrooms & Families:** Engage kids with hands-on learning that sparks curiosity and environmental awareness.

## Overview

The Insect Lore Cup of Caterpillars Basic offers 5 live Painted Lady caterpillars raised on a trusted California family farm. This refill kit includes all necessary food and care instructions to observe the full metamorphosis cycle in your reusable Butterfly Garden Habitat (sold separately). Ideal for STEM education, it delivers a hands-on, immersive experience for kids and classrooms, shipped only under optimal temperature conditions within the continental U.S.

## 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: 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.
Review: I will never buy a cup of caterpillars through desertcart again. We have done this every year with my kids and have always ordered from the Insect Lore website, but this time I used desertcart 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 desertcart. 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 desertcart.

## Features

- Perfect Refill for Insect Lore Butterfly Garden Habitat – This Cup of Caterpillars is an ideal refill kit for your reusable Insect Lore Butterfly Garden (sold separately)
- Grown in the USA – Trusted Since 1969 – Each cup includes 5 live baby Painted Lady caterpillars raised with care on Insect Lore’s family-owned farm in California
- A hands-on STEM learning experience for kids, families, and classrooms - Observe caterpillars grow, form chrysalides, and transform into beautiful butterflies—right before your eyes!
- Includes 1 cup with 5 caterpillars, all the nutritious food they need, and detailed care instructions. Just add the Insect Lore habitat and watch them grow.
- Important Info – For successful delivery and healthy caterpillars, order when daytime temperatures in your area are between 50–90°F. Ships to the continental U.S. only. Habitat and Chrys-a-Lid Log sold separately.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0DM32F4J8 |
| Assembly Required | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | #125,397 in Toys ( See Top 100 in Toys ) #1,838 in Educational Science Kits |
| Color | Green |
| Customer Reviews | 3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars (489) |
| Date First Available | 30 May 2025 |
| Educational Objective(s) | Concept Development Skills, Exploratory Skills, Observation Skills, Reasoning Skills, STEM |
| Item model number | 7801 |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 3 years and up |
| Material Type(s) | Plastic |
| Product Dimensions | 12.7 x 10.16 x 10.16 cm; 90.72 g |

## Product Details

- **Age range (description):** Kid
- **Brand:** Insect Lore
- **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 12.7 x 10.2 x 10.2 centimeters
- **Size:** S
- **Theme:** Insects

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by P***S on 7 December 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.

### ⭐ Review
*by E***Y on 2 May 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.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by L***N on 23 December 2025*

This is a must buy for kiddos! We do some every summer and my little girl loves it so much!

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*Last updated: 2026-01-26*