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Watch the transformation from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly ! The Butterfly Garden by Insect Lore is an amazing science kit that includes a butterfly feeding kit, instruction book, and a mail-in certificate for five butterfly larvae. Everyone is fascinated to watch the "Painted Lady" butterflies emerge in our store display.
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What Do Caterpillars Eat Indoors?

Pipevine swallowtail caterpillars eat only the leaves of plants from the Pipevine Family, that's what their name comes from. Virginia snakeroot, Dutchman's pipe are good choices for these caterpillars. The leaves of these plants are toxic...Read More >>

Caterpillar / Butterfly Host Plants

The information on the most popular butterfly & caterpillar types.

Monarch

Monarch Caterpillar host plant What Do Monarch Caterpillars Eat to Become a Butterfly?

Caterpillar: Milkweeds (Asclepias)
Butterfly: Milkweeds + Dogbane, Buddleia

American Painted Lady

Caterpillar: Thistle, Daisy, Mallow/Hollyhock, Burdock, Sunflower, Wormwood
Butterfly: Aster, Zinnia

Cabbage White

Caterpillar: Broccoli, Cabbage family, Mustard, Nasturtium
Butterfly: Broccoli, Cabbage family, Mustard, Nasturtium

Common Buckeye

Caterpillar: Snapdragon, Loosestrife
Butterfly: Carpetweed, Snapdragon, Globe Amaranth, Heliotrope, Mist Flower, White Clover, Sedum, Monkeyflower, Plantain, Verbena