Caterpillar refill pot. Available immediately.

Five Painted Lady caterpillars in a pot with diet.

Contains live Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) caterpillars and artificial diet plus care sheet. Suitable for use with Gribblybugs rearing cages or to top up existing complete butterfly kits. Painted Ladies are a migratory species which can be safely released between March and September. The caterpillars should turn into pupae after around two to three weeks of feeding, depending on ambient temperature, the adult butterflies should emerge after another 10 days. This pot contains live animals and is not a toy. It may only be purchased by persons over the age of 18 years.