New and Improved! The School Kit Refill provides educators and students with the ultimate STEM learning experience, guaranteed.

Due to extreme temperatures, expedited shipping is recommended for live caterpillar orders. 

Teachers Love it

• Refill for our popular School Kit
• Each student can watch the day-to-day development and transformation of their very own caterpillar.
• Unforgettable experience for students and educators alike!
• Great educational opportunity.
• The only classroom butterfly raising kit with 2-ounce individual cups for the comfort of each caterpillar.
• Proudly grown in the USA.

Before You Grow

• This kit does not come with a habitat, you can purchase a butterfly pavilion habitat here.
• Our insects are sensitive to outdoor temperatures. We recommend postponing your order if daytime, outdoor temperatures are below 50 degrees or above 90 degrees in your area. If you live somewhere currently outside of this range, we recommend purchasing a caterpillar voucher.
• We cannot ship live insects to Mexico, Canada, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, APO, FPO or DPO addresses

Comes with

• Hook and loop fasteners are now included in your kit so you may conveniently affix the mini cup lids (with the chrysalides attached) to the inside of your mesh butterfly habitat
• Insect Lore spoon and knife for easy food measuring
• 33 2oz mini cups with lids
• Chrys-A-Lid™ Holding Log
• Feeding Dropper
• Flower shaped butterfly feeder
• 2 Sugar Packets
• STEM Journal full of fun classroom activities
• 33 baby caterpillars in one large cup
• 10 oz of nutritious caterpillar growth food to supply all 33 caterpillars until they transform into butterflies
• Transfer brush
• In-depth Butterfly Pavilion School Kit Instructions (download also available here)
• Butterfly Pavilion School Kit Video Instructions
• READ ME (includes helpful caterpillar-raising tips)

Insect Lore, the Original Butterflies-by-Mail Company®, guarantees at least 20 out of 33 caterpillars will develop into healthy butterflies. You can learn more about the Insect Lore Guarantee here. .

Ages 4+