MINIMUM ORDER:

Minimum Order for all Domestic (USA) Customers: $35.00 worth of insects or equipment + postage and applicable taxes for CA customers.

Minimum Order for all Customers outside the USA (Foreign Orders): $100.00 worth of insects + Applicable Wildlife Permit Fees $87.00 (excludes Cites II such as Birdwings) + postage.

Minimum Order for all Customers outside the USA (Foreign Orders) that include Cites II insects, such as, Birdwing Butterflies (Ornithoptera) etc: $200.00 + Applicable Wildlife Permit Fees $124.00 + postage.

PAYMENT: We accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express, Checks and money orders including USA Postal Money Orders & Japanese Postal Money Orders, as well as Western Union.


SHIPMENT: All rates noted are subject to change.

UPS - Available services & typical estimated charges. All UPS services provide tracking. Insurance over $100.00 is extra.

Service Code Estimated Cost Time Frame
Ground GRD $9.00-$11.00 1-5 Days (1)
3 Day Select 3DS $16.00-$18.00 3 Days
2nd Day Air 2DA $19.00-$21.00 2 Days)
Next Day Air NDA $50.00-$60.00 1 Day (2)

(1) The closer you are to San Diego, CA the faster the delivery. Example, Los Angeles is 1 day. New England is 4-5 days.

(2) NDA is not possible to all areas of the USA.

USPS - Available services & typical estimated charges.
Insurance if required is extra.
Service Code Estimated Cost Delivery
Priority Mail PRI $10.00-$12.00 1-3 Days
Priority with Tracking PRIT Add $1.00 1-3 Days
Express Mail Service EMS $20.00-$25.00 1-2 Days (3)
(3) All EMS parcels have tracking.

PLEASE PLAN AHEAD:

Most orders are shipped within a few days to one week. All orders are shipped in the order they are received. The time frame in the above shipping charts is the time guaranteed by that particular service, and that time does not start until we get to your order in the que.

Example - If you choose UPS 2DA, your order is usually packed for shipment within 3 days and then picked up by UPS and delivered 2 days after the pick-up day. The total time frame on this order is 3 days + 2 days so that the parcel arrives in your hands on the 5th business day. PLEASE PLAN AHEAD…DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE! Emergency Rush Shipments are an additional $15.00.


AVAILABLE PRICE LISTS:

The following text price lists are available for the asking:

Agrias List – Agrias & Preponas
Birdwing List – Ornithoptera, Trogonoptera & Troides.
Domestic List – For Biology Class Assignments etc.
Quantity List – For Butterfly Artwork, Framing, Crafts etc.


QUALITY ABBREVIATIONS:

A1 = A = 1st Quality = Net Perfect etc. Structurally perfect having no chips, smudges splits, stains, congenital defects, rubs etc & having both antennas intact. With fresh color, not faded. Acceptable: fine net scratches only.

A/A- = Antenna are not broken, but are detached at the root.

VGA- = Very Good A-. Technically and A- but looks very good, like and A1.

A- = Having 1 very minor defect which does not require any repair in order to display well. Example: Tiny chip, tiny spit, fine scratches, broken or missing antennae etc.

A2+ = Having more than1 minor defect which does not require any repair in order to display well. Example: more than 1 Tiny chip, tiny spit, small smudges, small scratches etc.

B = Having some major defects.
Example: Large chip, long spit, deep scratches excessive smudges or rubs, stains, congenital defects (crippled wings), parasite damage, very flown = lots of missing scales etc. No Value.

ep = ex-pupae, from the cocoon. These are farmed or reared specimens, = as per the above definition. Specimens denoted ep have not flown = no fine net scratches.

eo = ex-ova = from the ova or egg. These are farmed or reared from the egg stage on. Specimens denoted eo have not flown = no fine net scratches.

el = ex-larvae, el = from the larvae or caterpillar. These are farmed or reared from the larvae stage on. Specimens denoted eo have not flown = no fine net scratches.


ABBREVIATIONS:

M = Male
F = Female
P = Pair = M + F
T = Trio = 2 M’s + F