Worldwide Butterflies has been supplying butterflies and moths for half a century. There is a range of species available as livestock. Schools can see Recommended School Species.

Butterflies and moths are supplied for historic, scientific and identification collections, medical research, for photography and conservation, and even just for their incredible beauty and natural history interest.

Schools and educational establishments are prominent in Worldwide Butterflies’ list of customers. A number people started by buying from Worldwide Butterflies, and have gone on to become professional in Entomology and Natural History in a number of ways. In fact in fact this has now continued in subsequent generations. To read about Worldwide Butterflies from the earliest days please see History.

Welcome to the WWB Website which we hope you will not only find attractive and interesting for its diversity and content, but when you login to My Account you will find it useful to be able to follow availability of booked items,  create your Wish List to come back to, and there too you can sign up for email News and Updates.

When the website first loads on your screen pictures on the home page may require a few moments to appear.

Some items on the website pages have multiple pictures which show when you click the main picure. If you hover the cursor on a picture, arrows appear left or right so you can scroll through the pictures enlarged.

TIME IN THE POST Customers sometimes expect their orders to arrive next day. Please take into account the anticipated season for the item (shown near the price) and the fact that several items may be sent from different sources, often from another country. Post is often slower in holiday periods, especially overseas. Most packets are sent by mail and received with your letters.

LIVING BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS. For film shoots, weddings and other events we are sometimes asked for butterflies to release. Foreign species cannot be used for this and we don't supply living adults. You can buy pupae but not to a specific date, so you need to organise the synchronisation of emergence for the particular requirement.

Historic specimens and Aberrations are now on the WWB website Click here to see set specimens of Coppers

Cost of postage and packing reduced! Usually such changes are upward but we have invested in new packaging that costs less and reduces weight, so the charge for posting livestock in the UK and overseas has been reduced by about 25%. Whopee!

CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS:

If you fancy a life in France, surrounded by butterflies and orchids in summer - do take a look at this!

Silver-striped Hawkmoth Hippotion celerio PUPAE immediately available. Eggs next month. First time available for many years.

White Admiral reducta larvae ready immediately. Click on to see the interesting larvae. Amazing camouflage and a real education!

Papilio multicaudata. A very large North American Swallowtail, possibly never offered before. The larvae are thriving on Ash. Some more larvae are available right now.

DISPATCH OF DEATHSHEAD atropos eggs has started: we can take new orders NOW! Also available NOW Oleander Hawk nerii and Striped Hawk livornica.

A new DUO: Ten eggs Puss Moth with 6 Lime Hawk larvae - two species for the price of one!

Fritillary pupae: The rare Heath Fritillary athalia, High Brown adippe and Silver-washed paphia are pupating right now. Also Blue-spot Hairstreak spini. These are now showing on the list of Current Pupae.

Chinese Oak Silkmoth pernyi established larvae on SPECIAL SPRING OFFER! Ideal for beginners. Larvae grow very large.

Puss Moth vinula larvae ready NOW. One of the most spectacular of all larvae. A wonderful species for a family to rear.

EDWARDS ATLAS MOTH edwardsii eggs are due in late June into July. This magnificent Atlas is greatly sought after. Order early to ensure you get some.

SPANISH MOON MOTH race CEBALLOSI eggs are immediately available, and ISABELLAE are now ready. An amazing species - more striking than many exotics!

POT LUCK CITRUS SWALLOWTAIL eggs immediately available. Click on to see some of the varied possible species.

SPRING LARVAE READY NOW: Brown Hairstreak betulae, Wall Brown megera, Black Hairstreak pruni, Chalkhill Blue coridon, Clouded Yellow crocea,  New Clouded Yellow australis, Painted Lady cardui,  Wall Brown megera,  Peacock Inachis io, Comma c-album.

See CURRENT EGGS & LARVAE.

EMPEROR GUM MOTH eucalypti cocoons have arrived. Available immediately.

Rather a nice Stick Insect found only in a small area of Peru - see featured species on this home page.

EGGS READY NOW: MADAGASCAN MOON MOTH mittrei, Giant Atlas Moth (just waiting for new pairings), Forbes' Atlas Moth forbesi (lebeau), American Moon Moth luna. Also larvae of Chinese Moon Moth sinensis, and Dictyoploca japonica.

TUSSORE SILKMOTH mylitta egg-like cocoons available now.

Cherry Moth promethea, Hawkmoths and more. Please see Current Pupae section.

Pupae currently available: Scarce Swallowtail podalirius, Hawkmoths, Silkmoths and other butterflies and moths are on the list of Current Pupae.

Hickory Horned Devil regalis Pairs of pupae available NOW: Eggs in summer. See the pictures of the amazing larva.

The Imperial Silkmoth Eacles imperialis  eggs available again this coming season. The horned larva is a real joy and the adults are immensly varied.

LEPIDOPTERIST'S REARING OUTFIT - See Outfits and Gift Suggestions.

A wide range of EXOTIC BUTTERFLY PUPAE - bring colour into your winter!

SILKWORM EGGS with ARTIFICIAL MULBERRY DIET. See Silkworm egg section.

SEE THE NEW MOONLANDER MOTH TRAP

Click to see

and the Goodden GemLight. A completely new kind of moth light. Click here

CAGES  See the new PYJAMA CAGES Click here

LIVESTOCK

If you are a beginner and need information on rearing from small caterpillars, or hatching out pupae, please order the book shown above. INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT SENT WITH EACH SPECIES, you need to acquire basic skills and this book is a simple way to learn them.

LIVESTOCK ON OUR WEBSITE  is very wide-ranging. Please scroll down the different sections. There are some very interesting species for the connoisseur and for the beginner.

AWAY DATES

ON YOUR ACCOUNT please enter dates when you cannot receive livestock. Letting us know by any other means will not apply the dates to the system and will not prevent dispatch of orders when you cannot receive them.

NEWS and UPDATES

We will email you: just go to My Account and click to receive these.

Newly hatched or small larvae are too small to be put into a cage or aquarium. If you can put them on growing foodplant, protected with a sleeve, that is ideal. Alternatively keep in a plastic box , lined with absorbent paper, in close confinement with fresh foodplant, and changed daily. For details see the All Colour Paperback BUTTERFLIES.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Livestock orders not able to be supplied are carried over for priority supply the next season. Please inform us if you wish to cancel and be refunded.

Please note that all prices are subject to 20% VAT (except books and orders from non-EU countries), and carriage charges, which will be added to your order at the checkout.

Livestock sent outside the UK, whilst we do our best to see that it arrives safely, is sent at the BUYER'S RISK. Livestock to Mediterranean countries is often subject to delay and hot climate. Best to order dormant stages for hot countries. Livestock sent to USA need USDA permits. We cannot send to AUS or NZ, unless government authorised.

email: sales@wwb.co.uk