Rajah Brooke's birdwing
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| Name: Trogonoptera brookiana Family: Papilionidae - Butterflies | ||||||||
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Names in other languages
アカエリトリバネアゲハ 红颈凤蝶 紅頸鳳蝶 붉은목도리비단나비 Troides brookiana Troides brookiana Mariposa alas de Brooke Mariposa alas de Brooke Farfalla Raja Brooke Трогоноптера Брука Troides brookiana Rajah Brooke-vlinder | ||||||||
The Rajah Brooke's birdwing (known as Raja Brooke in City Folk, Raja B. butterfly in New Leaf, and R. Brooke's birdwing in Pocket Camp)[nb 1] is a bug in the Animal Crossing series. The Rajah Brooke's birdwing first appeared in Animal Crossing: City Folk and has appeared in all subsequent games. Its top wings are longer than other butterflies.
In the games that the Rajah Brooke's birdwing 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 mid spring to the start of fall, and again during winter.
Catch details[edit]
In City Folk[edit]
"I caught a Raja Brooke butterfly! What a cute red collar!"
| Description | Flashing black wings with bright green markings make it easy to identify. |
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| Time of year | May – Sep |
| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | Near freshwater |
| Bug size | 140 mm |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Selling price |  2,500 Bells
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In New Leaf[edit]
"I caught a Raja Brooke butterfly! It's worth about as much as royalty!"
| Time of year | May – Sep |
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| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | Near freshwater |
| Size | 178 mm |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Selling price | 2,500 Bells
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In Pocket Camp[edit]
| Availability | Not currently available
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| Location |  Sunburst Island
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| Size | 148.3 mm – 207.6 mm |
| Rarity | ★★★ |
| Selling price | 1,500 Bells
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| Version added | Unknown |
| Villager gift data | Tier: 3 (Uncommon+)
Rewards:
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Friendship points
In New Horizons[edit]
"I caught a Rajah Brooke's birdwing! Nothing else I'd rajah be doing!"
| Time of year | North: Dec – Feb; Apr – Sep South: Jun – Aug; Oct – Mar |
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| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Location | Flying near flowers |
| Weather | Any except rain |
| Spawn requirement | Catch 20 total bugs |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny: 2,500 Bells Flick: 3,750 Bells
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Donating to the museum[edit]
In City Folk[edit]
Upon donating a Raja Brooke to the museum, Blathers will say:
It can be found in the bottom left area of the insect exhibit, flying around the pond.
In New Leaf[edit]
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 Raja B. butterfly:
In New Horizons[edit]
When donating to the museum, Blathers will say the following:
The Rajah Brooke's birdwing can be found in the butterfly room and the main room of the bug exhibit of the museum.
Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information[edit]
The Rajah Brooke's butterfly is a type of birdwing with has distinctive black and electric-green markings, which are more prominent in the males, while the females have white markings. Both have a red head and another strip of red afterward, which is called a collar. It was named by Alfred R. Wallace in 1855, after James of Sarawak, the Rajah of Sarawark. It is also called the Raja Brooke butterfly, sometimes mistaking the Animal Crossing spelling as a mistake - though both are acceptable. They can be found in the rainforests of Borneo and the Malaysian Peninsula, and is featured as the national butterfly of Malaysia. It is registered as being under protection.
More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.
Names in other languages[edit]
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アカエリアゲハ アカエリトリバネアゲハ (NH) Akaeri-ageha Akaeritoribane-ageha |
Rajah Brooke's birdwing (lit. "red-collared birdwing") |
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붉은목도리비단나비 Polgeunmokdoripidannabi |
Translation of Japanese name |
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红颈凤蝶 Hóngjǐng fèngdié |
Trogonoptera (lit. "red-necked swallowtail") |
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紅頸鳳蝶 Unknown |
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Трогоноптера Брука Trogonoptera Bruka |
lit. "Brooke's Trogonoptera" |
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Rajah Brooke-vlinder | Rajah Brooke butterfly |
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Rajah Brooke Troides brookiana (NH) |
Troides brookiana is a synonym for the scientific name |
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Mariposa alas de Brooke | lit. "Brooke wings butterfly" |
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Brookiana Troides brookiana (NH) |
Troides brookiana is a synonym for the scientific name |
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Farfalla Raja Brooke | "Raja Brooke butterfly" |
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