Paper kite butterfly

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Paper kite butterfly
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Real-world info
Name: Idea leuconoe Family: Nymphalidae
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  オオゴマダラ  大白斑蝶  大白斑蝶  왕얼룩나비  Grand planeur  Grand planeur  Mariposa cometa de papel  Mariposa papel de arroz  Farfalla carta di riso  Идея левконоя  Weiße Baumnymphe  Papiervlinder

The paper kite butterfly is a bug in the Animal Crossing series. It first appeared in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and was later added to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Its scales are colored in black and white.

In the games that the paper kite butterfly appears in, it is an uncommon bug that the player can encounter, and can be found flying. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught all year.

Catch details

In New Horizons

#6

"I caught a paper kite butterfly! Do I read it, fly it, or spread it on toast?"

Time of year	North: All year South: All year
Time of day	8 AM – 7 PM
Location	Flying near flowers
Weather	Any except rain
Rarity	Uncommon
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  1,000 Bells  Flick:  1,500 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

In New Horizons

Upon donating the paper kite butterfly to the museum, Blathers will say the following:

"With its black-and-white-striped wing pattern, the paper kite butterfly is both elegant and pretty... PRETTY POISONOUS I MEAN! Hoo dear! Where was I? Oh yes...Even this butterfly's black-and-white-striped larva and little golden pupae are toxic to predators. Indeed, the paper kite butterfly's foul flavor is famous, and thus birds, in particular, steer clear of the fiends. THIS bird most of all!"

The paper kite butterfly can be found in the lab, and is the only butterfly that is in the upper section of the museum.

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Real-world information

A paper kite butterfly

Idea leuconoe, also known as the paper kite butterfly, rice paper butterfly, or large tree nymph, is a butterfly of Southeast Asian origin, although it can also be found in Northern Australia and Southern Taiwan. More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

Names in other languages

	オオゴマダラ Ō-gomadara	Paper kite butterfly
	왕얼룩나비 Wang-eollungnabi
	大白斑蝶 Dàbái bāndié	Paper kite butterfly
	Идея левконоя Ideya levkonoya	Transliteration of Latin name
	Papiervlinder
	Weiße Baumnymphe	Paper kite butterfly
	Mariposa cometa de papel	Paper kite butterfly
	Mariposa papel de arroz	Rice paper butterfly
	Grand planeur	Paper kite butterfly
	Farfalla carta di riso	Rice paper butterfly

Notes

Pocket Camp bugs

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