Damselfly

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Damselfly
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Real-world info
Name: Ischnura heterosticta Family: Coenagrionidae
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  イトトンボ  豆娘  Demoiselle  Libélula damisela  Zigottero  Равнокрылая стрекоза  실잠자리  豆娘  Demoiselle  Libélula damisela  Wasserjungfer  Juffer

The damselfly is a bug in the Animal Crossing series. The damselfly first appeared in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and was later added to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. It is similar to a dragonfly, but unlike the darner dragonfly, red dragonfly, and banded dragonfly, it only appears in winter.

In the games that the damselfly 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 late fall to the end of winter.

Catch details

In New Horizons

#35

"I caught a damselfly! Now it's a damselfly in distress!"

Time of year	North: Nov – Feb South: May – Aug
Time of day	All day
Location	Flying near water
Weather	Any except rain
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  500 Bells  Flick:  750 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

In New Horizons

Blathers has this to say about the damselfly:

"The colorful damselfly is similar to its cousin, the dragonfly, though it tends to be smaller and thinner. But don't let the delicate looks fool you! Much like the dragonfly, the damselfly is a ruthless predator. It loves to catch flies midair and eat them, and has been known to snack on spiders it plucks from the web! In short, it is not a dinner guest I would recommend... And it is not a menu I could keep down."

Once donated, the damselfly is found in the main room of the bug exhibit, flying around near the waterfall at the northern end of the room. It shares this area with the red dragonfly, darner dragonfly, and banded dragonfly.

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Real-world information

Damselflies are insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller, have slimmer bodies, and most species fold the wings along the body when at rest, unlike dragonflies which hold the wings flat and away from the body. An ancient group, damselflies have existed since at least the Lower Permian, and are found on every continent except Antarctica.

More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

Names in other languages

	イトトンボ ito-tombo	Damselfly (lit. "string dragonfly")
	실잠자리 siljamjali
	豆娘 Dòu niáng
	Juffer	Miss
	Wasserjungfer	Water maiden
	Libélula damisela	Dragonfly damsel
	Demoiselle	Damselfly
	Zigottero

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