Live Butterflies
Summer 2025 - Polyphemus eggs until early July. Possibly other eggs/pupae at random during the summer.
Autumn 2025 - Polyphemus Cocoons will be available, and we are working on White Lined Sphinx and Two Tailed Swallowtails
WHERE WE CAN SHIP LIVE BUGS AT A GLANCE:
Polyphemus Silkmoths (all 50 states)
White Lined Sphinx (all 50 States)
Oregon Swallowtail (OR, WA, ID, MT)
Viceroy Butterfly (Oregon)
Wild release of Polyphemus Silkmoths and White Lined Sphinx is permitted in all states except Connecticut.
EGGS Available for Spring 2026 - Pre-ordering opens January 1st:
- Read the egg and caterpillar blog post to familiarize with general bug needs before ordering. We also recommend reading the pesticides post.
- Each species will ship separately as they fly at different times. Items that are not ordered within an egg listing will ship soon after ordering.
- We may have other species available during spring/summer, and those will magically appear briefly as available. We will also post new availability happenings to our Facebook and Instagram.
SUMMER PUPAE shipping throughout summer as available:
OVERWINTERING pupae will be posted on or around November 1st each year:
- Overwintering (diapausing) pupae will become available sometime in the first week of November, and ship through winter and early spring or until sold out.
- Read the overwintering instructions blog post for instructions on diapausing pupa care.
- Multiple species ordered will ship together in one package.
- If adding eggs to the order, additional shipping will be added for the eggs that will ship separately later in spring.
