Caterpillar Setups There are a myriad of cages, containers, and strategies to raise butterflies indoors (usually preferrable over outdoors). Some work better than others and are usually …

24" x24" x 36" Collapsible Cage The 24" by 24" by 36" Butterfly and Caterpillar popup cage ideal for raising caterpillars in larger quantities either on potted host plants or on cuttings. It is also …

Monarch Laying Eggs Another way to get monarch caterpillars is to capture a live female with a butterfly net, place her in a cage with cuttings of milkweed and place the cage near a sunlit …

Caterpillars of the red admiral also can be reared on potted plants; either by placing the potted plant, false nettle in this case, in an aluminum reptile cage, or by covering 2 gallon pots with …

Painted Lady Caterpillar Nest Here is a nest made by a mid-grown (third instar) painted lady caterpillar. The caterpillar cannot digest the harry substance of the thistle leaf and therefore …

The 24" by 24" by 36" Butterfly and Caterpillar popup cage ideal for raising caterpillars in larger quantities either on potted host plants or on cuttings. It is also ideal for obtaining eggs from …

Caterpillar Setups > Potted Plant Another alternative to changing out plant every 4-7 days is to simply pot the host plant and place a protective screen, cage, sleeve, or paint strainer around …

Eastern Black Swallowtails fly in forested areas throughout the midwestern and Eastern United States, Canada, Mexico, and Arizona. Caterpillars can be found on many varieties of parsley …

Open screen cages generally vary from roughly 12" to 24" on each side. These cages are most effective for larger butterflies such as swallowtails and brushfooted butterflies. In order to get …

Utah butterfly collector Jacque Wolfe devised the alpine overwintering technique which satisfies the three important criteria of overwintering—that butterfly eggs, caterpillars, and pupae be …