Common butterfly

"I caught a common butterfly! I've seen a lot of these around lately!" —Animal Crossing (GCN)

"I caught a common butterfly! It's so white and pure!" —Wild World

"I caught a common butterfly! So white and charming!" —City Folk

Common Butterfly
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Name: Pieris rapae Family: Pieridae- Yellow-white butterflies
Main appearances
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Other appearances
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The Common Butterfly is a white butterfly, that is similar to the yellow butterfly in all but color. They sell for 80 bells in The GCN version of Animal Crossing. In Animal Crossing Wild World And City Folk, they sell for 90 bells. They are the same size and shape, and appear at the same time of year. They fly slowly around flowers.

Donating to the Museum

As with all bugs and fish in Animal Crossing series, the common butterfly can be donated to the Museum by talking to Blathers. Below is what he has to say upon donation;

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A player catching a common butterfly in Animal Crossing.

In Animal Crossing

Blathers has only a general response upon accepting butterflies for the museum 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!"

The common butterfly can be found fluttering around the flowers in the central display in the insect room after donation.

In Wild World

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A player catches a common butterfly in Wild World.

When donated to the museum in Wild World, Blathers the curator will speak about the common butterfly;

"The common butterfly looks quite innocent, eh wot? Far from it! It's a pest! It is a worldwide cabbage-field ravisher, hoo! I suppose that's rather beside the point, but still, innocent my foot!"

The common butterfly appears in the first room of the insect exhibit, fluttering above the flowers on the right hand side of the room.

The Yellow Butterfly and the Common Butterfly in the Museum.

In City Folk

As with previous games, Blathers treats the common butterfly with general disgust;

"If one were to look closely at a common butterfly, one might notice that it's covered in fine hairs... But WHY would one look closely?! Blecccch! Creepiness aside, one also gets icky powder on one's hands by touching them... Not for me, eh wot?"

After donation, the common butterfly flies around the flower beds in the lower terrace of the insect room.

Bug Encylopedia Information

In Wild World and City Folk Players can access information about fish and insects in the menu. Regarding the Common Butterfly-

In Wild World

64px	''They are white, but the male's eyes are yellow, and the female's, white." Size- 50 mm Season- Spring to summer Time- Midday

Further Information

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A Cabbage White butterfly

The Small Cabbage White, Pieris rapae, also known as the Cabbage White, is a common species of butterfly that can be found throughout Europe, Northern Africa and Asia. They are a creamy white and feature two black spots on each wing which darken during the summer months. The catepillars of the Cabbage White, as the name suggests, like to eat cabbages and brussel sprouts, and so therefore are considered a pest by gardeners. The butterflies found in game are all female- only female cabbage whites have 2 black spots on their wings.