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Tiger butterfly
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Real-world info
Name: Papilio machaon Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtail Butterflies)
Main appearances
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Other appearances
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Names in other languages  アゲハチョウ  凤蝶  Machaon  Mariposa tigre  Farfalla tigre  Махаон  호랑나비  鳳蝶  Machaon  Mariposa tigre  Schwalbenschwanz  Koninginnenpage

The tiger butterfly is a bug in the Animal Crossing series that has appeared in every game to date. It features yellow and black-striped patterns, with a blue band on the bottom.

In the games that the tiger butterfly appears in, it is a common bug that the player can encounter, and can be found flying. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from spring to the start of fall.

Catch details

In Animal Crossing

#3

"I caught a tiger swallowtail butterfly! Those wings are beautiful!"

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Time of year	Apr – Sep
Time of day	Apr, Sep: 8 AM – 4 PM May – Aug: 8 AM – 5 PM
Location	Flying
Weather	Any except rain
Selling price	200 Bells
Furniture size

In Wild World

#3

"I caught a tiger butterfly! The star of the butterflies!"

Description	In the larval stage, they love to eat oranges. After maturation they seek out red flowers.
Time of year	Mar – Sep
Time of day	Mar – Jun: 4 AM – 7 PM Jul – Aug: 8 AM – 5 PM Sep: 8 AM – 4 PM
Peak times	8 AM – 5 PM (Mar – Jun)
Location	Flying near red and pink flowers
Bug size	90 mm
Selling price	160 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#3

"I caught a tiger butterfly! Here, kitty, kitty!"

Description	Wherever there are orange trees, these butterflies are likely to be found.
Time of year	Mar – Sep
Time of day	Mar – Jun: 4 AM – 7 PM Jul – Aug: 8 AM – 5 PM Sep: 8 AM – 4 PM
Peak times	N/A
Location	Flying near red and pink flowers
Bug size	90 mm
Rarity	Very uncommon
Selling price	160 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#3

"I caught a tiger butterfly! Looks like I pounced first!"

Time of year	Mar – Sep All year (Tortimer Island)
Time of day	Mar – Jun: 4 AM – 7 PM Jul – Aug: 8 AM – 5 PM Sep: 8 AM – 4 PM Tortimer Island: 8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times	Mar – Jun: 8 AM – 5 PM
Location	Flying near red and pink flowers (can be found on Tortimer Island)
Size	114 mm
Rarity	Uncommon
Selling price	160 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

The tiger butterfly is one of the seven bugs in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp that has been in the game since its release.

#1

Availability	Currently available (since October 25, 2017)
Location	Sunburst Island
Size	107.4 mm – 120.6 mm
Rarity	★
Selling price	10 Bells
Version added	0.9.0
Villager gift data	Tier: 1 (Common) Rewards:  100 Bells +2 Friendship points

In New Horizons

#3

"I caught a tiger butterfly! I've earned my stripes!"

Time of year	North: Mar – Sep South: Sep – Mar
Time of day	4 AM – 7 PM
Location	Flying
Weather	Any except rain
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  240 Bells  Flick:  360 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

A player catches a tiger butterfly

As with all fish and bugs in the Animal Crossing series, the tiger butterfly can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, who will also tell the player a little bit about the donation. Regarding the tiger butterfly:

In Animal Crossing

"There's an old saying among some of my contemporaries: "Butterflies are beautiful, yet moths are monstrous." Well, if you were to ask me, I'd say they were all the same! By which I mean disgusting! Truly hoo-rrific, wot wot!"

In Wild World

"Tiger butterflies are named due to their distinctive tiger-like markings... I must say, I'd almost rather encounter a real tiger than one of these. Real tigers are nowhere near as... wretched."

The tiger butterfly can be found hovering around the flowers in the first room of the insect exhibit after donation.

In City Folk

"Aside from the south pole, one can find tiger butterflies just about anywhere on earth. Imagine these monstrous bugs flapping about the whole globe... The very thought robs me of sleep!"

The tiger butterfly can be found fluttering around the flowers on the lower tier of the insect room after donation.

In New Leaf

The tiger butterfly flying around in the museum in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Upon being donated, the butterfly can be found in the first room of the bug exhibit resting on flowers with the other butterflies. The exhibit has this to say about the tiger butterfly:

"The larvae of tiger butterflies feed on leaves of orange trees until the metamorphose. When they're threatened, they emit a foul smell from their antennae to protect themselves. The dusting you see on your fingers whenever you touch their wings is actually from their scales. These scales form the wing pattern as well as repel rainwater, making them very important for survival."

In New Horizons

"Tiger butterflies are known for their majestic wings, which many consider quite beautiful. Truth be told, I find them monstrous! Those strange striped patterns... They give this owl the goose bumps! And while you may imagine young tiger butterfly larvae to look like lovely green caterpillars...it's not so! Why, when tiger butterflies are but babes, they're covered in unsightly white, brown, and black spots. In this way, they camouflage themselves as...as...bird droppings! Putrid pests, indeed!"

The tiger butterfly can be found in the butterfly room, but may also be spotted flying around the big bug room as well.

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Real-world information

Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail, is a widespread species across both Eurasia and North America. There are over 40 subspecies which vary in size and color. The appearance of the butterfly in the Animal Crossing series is that of males, who have darker markings.

The games' name of "tiger butterfly" is a misnomer and may derive from the common name of Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, which can be similar in color. While the in-game Japanese name is ambiguous, merely referring to swallowtails as a whole, the French, Dutch and Russian localizations correctly identify the swallowtail as P. machaon.

Etymology

Papilio is the Latin word for butterfly. The specific name machaon comes from the Greek mythological figure Machaon.

Names in other languages

	アゲハチョウ Ageha chou	Swallowtail butterfly
	호랑나비 Horangnabi	Swallowtail butterfly
	凤蝶 Fèngdié	Swallowtail butterfly
	鳳蝶 Unknown
	Махаон Makhaon	Swallowtail; part of Latin name
	Koninginnenpage	Swallowtail
	Schwalbenschwanz	Swallowtail
	Mariposa tigre	Same as in English.
	Machaon	Swallowtail; part of Latin name
	Farfalla tigre	Tiger butterfly

Notes

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