Raise LIVE butterflies and release them to Nature with our Butterfly Garden kit. This kit contains all you need to hatch five Painted Lady Butterflies. It perfectly complements the study of mini beasts and life and living processes - for use in the classroom or home. The Butterfly Garden includes reusable hatching net, (30cm tall), five Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui L.) caterpillars and full nutrition, feeding pipette and full instructions. The life cycle of the caterpillars takes approximately three to five weeks. Caterpillars dispatched March - MID-September only.