Join our community for freeThis is an international community for people interested in exchanging arthropod livestock. It was originally founded by Lepidoptera breeders but others are welcome too. If you are new to this site you probably found your way here because you were looking for livestock dealers. And if you're not after just one particular species, I'd say you've come to the right place. Get live insects for freeThis is where anyone interested in breeding butterflies or other insects may get free samples of live ova. It is a free service and hopefully it will remain the only of its kind on the Internet as competition will only make it less useful. All species come in small packs by mail to your home. All you have to do is to confirm their arrival and then it is up to you to make the best you can of what you've got. Please, note that you will only receive insect eggs (ova) in these packages. To get fully grown insects you will need patience and some skill to care for them while they grow. |
Share your broods with othersAs a member you may also contribute to the community by giving away some of what you have in stock. It is fun and easy and if you have got something from someone, you might want to give something in return. Sharing with the community will make all other sharers particularly aware of you the next time they are about to share something. Non sharers are accepted as members, though they will be labeled "leeches" after a while. Trading resourcesEven though all trades on this site will forever be free of charge, there are trading resources coming into use for more advanced members. Still, no money needs to be involved. But, as members receive packs from others, they have a way of returning credit to the sender that may in turn be used to apply for other packs. These resources never cost anything but your action. You can't avoid them. Even without sending anything you will eventually end up with some resources on your account. The more resources you have, the greater are your chances of getting what you want. Captive breeding of buuterflies and moths |
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Our membersGeographic distributionWe have registered members in the following countries: United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Canada, Sweden, Czech Republic, Denmark, Portugal, Finland, Poland, Hungary, Norway, Switzerland, South Africa, Brazil, Ireland, Slovakia, Australia, Romania, Russian Federation, Philippines, Slovenia, Lithuania, Austria, India, Indonesia, Malta, Israel, Mexico, Taiwan, Chile, Greece, Malaysia, Singapore, Argentina, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Afghanistan, Bolivia, Colombia, Croatia, Hong Kong, Latvia, Montenegro, New Zealand, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Congo Zaire, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Estonia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Japan, Jordan, Liberia, Macedonia, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen and United Arab Emirates Most recent loginsDuring the last 24 hours we've had members visiting from the following countries: Thailand (1 members) 1 distinct users in 24 hours. Community developmentTo show you the growth rate of this community I provide some statistics here. I only have reliable data starting from january 2011. That's when our community turned into its current form. Ovograms have been shared every year since 2000 with the only possible exception of 2010. Unfortunately I have no reliable records from the earlier years. Table 1: Confirmed ovograms each year since 2011
Offered ovogramsOne way of knowing who would like to get what is to advertise ones expected ovograms. Experienced members can then apply for these ovograms. At the moment no such species is being offered, though. Most ovograms are offered from May to September. Currently available speciesOvograms are only sent when there are ova. For most species ova are only available a week or two. Therefore the list of available species will change frequently. At the moment we have no record of any ova available for dispatch. It is possible, though, that some members have ova we don't know about. |
Recently shared speciesThe following lists most shared species within the last year. Even though every species is only listed once, many of them have been shared more than once.
Last shared in December 2023 Bombyx mori (Bombycidae) |
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