Good idea, bringing the plant inside! One thing I might add...if you don't have the caterpillars contained in some way, they might wander away...it happens. There are possible dangers involved for the caterpillars inside...pets, people walking around not seeing the little cat on the floor, etc. I speak from experience, sadly. Also, if they pupate inside a house somewhere and left there, the butterfly can emerge in winter and that it's not so good, if it should be overwintering until spring. I know there are things you can buy to make sure they don't get away. Two sites for butterfly raising supplies I've used:
http://educationalscience.com/...
http://www.butterflystores.com...
That reminds me...I used to know where to get something like the pop-up pavilions at stores in town, but haven't seen any in a while. I need to shop!
