Banded dragonfly
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| Name: Anotogaster sieboldii Family: Cordulegastridae – Spiketails | ||||||||
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Names in other languages
オニヤンマ
无霸勾蜓 Cordulégastre Libélula tigre Libellula striata Кордулегастер
장수잠자리 無霸勾蜓 Cordulégastre Libélula tigre Quelljungfer Bronlibel | ||||||||
The banded dragonfly[nb 1] is a bug in the Animal Crossing series that has appeared in every game to date. The banded dragonfly is difficult to catch due to the fast speed at which it flies, as shown in its various descriptions and catch quotes.
In the games that the banded dragonfly appears in, it is a rare bug that the player can encounter, and can be found flying. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from late spring to mid fall.
Catch details
In Animal Crossing
In Wild World
"I did it! I caught the elusive banded dragonfly!"
| Description | They have tiger stripes and can be hard to catch. |
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| Time of year | Jul – Aug |
| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
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| Location | Flying |
| Bug size | Unknown |
| Selling price |  4,500 Bells
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In City Folk
"Whoo hoo! Did you see that? Did you? I caught a banded dragonfly!"
| Description | These got their name because of their tigerlike banding and evasion skills. |
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| Time of year | Jul – Aug |
| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | Flying |
| Bug size | 90 mm |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Selling price | 4,500 Bells
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In New Leaf
"I did it! I caught a banded dragonfly! Now to find the rest of its band!"
| Time of year | Jul – Aug |
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| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | Flying |
| Size | Unknown |
| Rarity | Very uncommon |
| Selling price | 4,500 Bells
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In Pocket Camp
| Availability | Not currently available
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| Location |  Sunburst Island
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| Size | Unknown |
| Rarity | ★★★ |
| Selling price | 3,000 Bells
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| Version added | Unknown |
| Villager gift data | Tier: Unknown
Rewards: Unknown |
In New Horizons
"I did it! Did you see that? I caught a banded dragonfly!"
| Time of year | North: May – Oct South: Nov – Apr |
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| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Location | Flying near water |
| Weather | Any except rain |
| Spawn requirement | Catch 50 total bugs |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny: 4,500 Bells Flick: 6,750 Bells
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Donating to the museum
When the banded dragonfly is donated to the museum, Blathers will say the following:
In Animal Crossing
In Wild World
In City Folk
It can be found in the first terrace of the insect exhibit, flying near the small pool of water near the flowers. It shares its pool with the darner dragonfly.
In New Leaf
Upon being donated, the dragonfly can be found in the first room of the bug exhibit, flying around the pond and occasionally resting on the fence. The exhibit has this to say about the banded dragonfly:
In New Horizons
When donated, the banded dragonfly can be found flying around the body of freshwater in the main room of the bug exhibit, alongside the darner dragonfly.
Commissioning a model
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, if the player brings three banded dragonflies to Flick to commission a grand b. dragonfly model, he will say the following:
"R-really? You want a sculpture of a banded dragonfly? The burning scourge of the skyways? Perched on its golden hoard with the heart of a mountain and the will of a glacier, it is fury given form! I promise this will be my fiery-est masterpiece, and I shall title it The Grand Banded Dragonfly!"
Gallery
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information
Anotogaster sieboldii, also known as the golden-ringed dragonfly, jumbo dragonfly, Siebold's dragonfly or oniyanma, is the largest dragonfly species in East Asia, with populations in Japan, China, and the Korean Peninsula, and adults often reach lengths between 90 mm and 100 mm. It is characterized by its black and yellow segmented abdomen and thorax and its bright green eyes. Eggs are usually laid by females at the bottom of ponds and creeks a month after metamorphosis, taking about a month to hatch into nymphs, or larvae. As a nymph, it undergoes moulting almost ten times before reaching adulthood — which can often take four to five years; in addition, Anotogaster sieboldii preys upon aquatic wildlife when a nymph and small insects when mature.
More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.
Names in other languages
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オニヤンマ oniyanma |
Anotogaster sieboldii (lit. "monster dragonfly") |
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장수잠자리 jangsujamjari |
Anotogaster sieboldii (lit. "General/officer dragonfly") |
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无霸勾蜓 wúbà gōutíng |
Anotogaster sieboldii (lit. "peerless cordulegastrid") |
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無霸勾蜓 Unknown |
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Кордулегастер Kordulegaster |
From related genus Cordulegaster |
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Bronlibel | Cordulegastrid (lit. "spring (of water) dragonfly") |
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Quelljungfer | Cordulegastrid (lit. "spring (of water) maiden") |
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Libélula tigre | "Tiger dragonfly", usually refers to Cordulegaster boltonii, a similar-looking British species |
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Cordulégastre | From family name Cordulegastridae or related genus Cordulegaster |
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Libellula striata | "Banded dragonfly" |
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