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Raising Butterflies
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items Life Cycle of butterflies: From Caterpillar to Butterfly, every butterfly has a humble beginning… Many of these things I'm recommending can be done in any part of the country! But if you decide to raise butterflies, you should research what species a...
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Materials & Kits
Something I want to contribute to once we move…
Monarch Rearing Kit
30" Heavy Duty Monarch Butterfly Habitat, Outdoor Collapsible Insect Mesh Cage
30" Heavy Duty Butterfly Habitat Cage
Live Caterpillars With Order: Our large size Classroom Butterfly Kit includes 30 active and healthy painted lady caterpillars, shipped as 6 cups with 5 in each cup. This refill kit includes all rearing supplies EXCEPT the net cage
30 Live Caterpillars for Butterfly Kit
Super 60ml capacity floral tubes for less refilling.
Best for holding floral tubes in place to serve milkweed leaf (or stem cuttings) for hungry caterpillars.
10Pcs 60Ml Floral Tubes with Rack Holder
Outdoor monarch butterfly cage is weather, predation, tear, and parasitoid resistant. Nylon fabric is much stronger than conventional pop-up cage netting. Mesh Sleeve helps to move Caterpillars or Pupa attached on zippers.
RESTCLOUD Monarch Butterfly Habitat Cage
ISCOVER BUTTERFLY METAMORPHOSIS - Insect Lore Caterpillars lets kids observe 10 live caterpillars as they transform into Painted Lady Butterflies. This unforgettable learning experience is sure to bring your family or classroom closer as you share th...
Insect Lore Live Caterpillars & Butterfly Kit
EXPERIENCE METAMORPHOSIS - Create unforgettable memories with our Butterfly Farm kit with live caterpillars. Embark on a captivating 3-week project with one cup of caterpillars, where you'll witness the day-to-day metamorphosis of your very own Paint...
Insect Lore Butterfly Farm™ Kit with Caterpillars
Observe butterflies - watch the magical transformation of caterpillars into real live butterflies!
Insect learning - Know a kid (or big kid?) who's curious about all things bug-related? This is the perfect kit to get them up close and personal with n...
Uncle Milton Butterfly Farm Live Habitat
A good source of butterfly raising materials
Butterfly Rearing & Breeding Supplies and Equipment
site does NOT come up secure but it is "probably" safe to buy through or at least give you ideas
Monarch Butterfly Eggs, Larvae, Caterpillars, Pupae, Chrysalises * Painted Lady * American Lady * Red Admiral
Great general information on butterfly lifecycles
Native Plants For Every Stage of a Butterfly's Life Cycle
Books about butterflies
Books about Butterflies and their handling, raising, characteristics on habits and habitats
great to help kids learn about insects in general
On Beyond Bugs! All About Insects
I have this, very colorful for identifying many species of butterflies
Audubon Society Field Guide: North American Butterflies
Butterflies are all around us. It's hard to believe these majestic insects with impressive wingspans and beautifully colored and patterned wings were once creepy crawly caterpillars. How in the world does this transformation happen?
Caterpillar to Butterfly (National Geographic Readers Series)|Paperback
Peterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs. Condensed versions of the famous Peterson Field Guides, the First Guides focus on the animals, plants, and other natural things you are most likely to see.
Peterson First Guide To Butterflies And Moths|Paperback
the characteristics and distinguishing features of each butterfly or moth, while also providing at-a-glance facts for quick reference.
Dive straight into this nifty nature book to discover:
- Each entry includes at-a-glance facts for quick refe...
Butterflies and Moths|Other Format
Places to see butteflies
See New England butterflies and tropical species from all over the world. Walk along a winding pathway. Observe butterflies sipping from flowers, basking in the sunshine and flying freely in a natural habitat.
The Butterfly Place - Westford, Massachusetts: An indoor garden filled with hundreds of freely-flying butterflies!
Central Massachusetts in South Deerfield is a great place to visit, you also have historic Deerfield to make a really full-featured visit
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How to videos
A good instructional video on raising butterflies
Raising Butterflies From Caterpillars in a Butterfly Habitat Enclosure
another video on raising Black Swallowtail Butterflies, Very informational.
How and Why I Hang Black Swallowtail Butterflies In Trees To Dry