Insect Lore Cup of Caterpillars Insect Lore - The Original Butterflies-By-Mail Company Since 1969. Healthy caterpillars shipped safely from our butterfly farm to you! Insect Lore has Shipped over 50 Million Butterflies Since 1969. Insect Lore guarantees that 3 of the 5 caterpillars will successfully metamorphose into adult butterflies. Live caterpillars are shipped to destinations within the Continental USA. We cannot ship caterpillars to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Canada.