Sea butterfly
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| Name: Clione limacina (naked sea butterfly) Family: Clionidae (sea butterflies) | ||||||||
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Names in other languages
クリオネ
海天使 Clione Mariposa marina Cavolinia Морской ангел
클리오네 海天使 Papillon de mer Mariposa marina See-Engel Zeevlinder | ||||||||
The sea butterfly[nb 1] is a sea fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: Wild World. In games prior to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it is available exclusively during winter - in New Horizons, this was extended to include winter and early spring. During its seasonality window, the sea butterfly is the only saltwater fish with a tiny shadow size.
Catch details[edit]
In Wild World[edit]
"I caught a sea butterfly! I didn't even use a net!"
In City Folk[edit]
"I caught a sea butterfly! I wonder if it used to be a sea caterpillar?"
In New Leaf[edit]
In Pocket Camp[edit]
| Availability | Not currently available
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| Location |  Saltwater Shores
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| Shadow size | Tiny |
| Size | 2.5 cm – 3.5 cm |
| Rarity | ★★ |
| Selling price |  300 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]
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the sea butterfly appears as a default item in Wade's house.
"I caught a sea butterfly! Try not to confuse it for a sea moth!"
| Time of year | North: Dec – Mar South: Jun – Sep |
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| Time of day | All day |
| Location | Sea |
| Shadow size | Tiny |
| Rarity | Common |
| Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny: 1,000 Bells C.J.: 1,500 Bells
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Donating to the museum[edit]
The sea butterfly can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers. Below is what he says during the donation:
In Wild World[edit]
The sea butterfly is placed in the large sea tank in the aquatic display in the back room.
In City Folk[edit]
It occupies a large glass tube in the lower-right corner of the fish exhibition, with other small sea fish.
In New Leaf[edit]
Upon donation, the information board outside the tank that houses the sea butterfly says:
In New Horizons[edit]
When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:
When the sea butterfly is donated, six of them will appear in the northern room of the fish exhibit, in a tall tubular tank with a light blue crystal. It is one of the few fish which the museum will have multiple of upon its donation.
Fishing Tourney[edit]
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a sea butterfly, Chip will say the following dialogue.
In City Folk[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information[edit]
The sea butterfly that appears in the series is specifically the Clione limacina, also known as the naked sea butterfly, sea angel, and common clione. They can be found in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean, Antarctic Ocean and in the North Atlantic; mirrored, in-game, by their appearance during the winter months. They can grow up to 5 centimeters in length.
Names in other languages[edit]
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クリオネ kurione |
Clione |
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클리오네 keullione |
Clione |
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海天使 hǎi tiānshí |
Sea angel |
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Морской ангел Morskoy angel |
Sea angel |
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Zeevlinder | Sea butterfly |
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See-Engel | Sea angel |
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Mariposa marina | Sea butterfly |
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Clione | Clione |
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Papillon de mer | Sea butterfly |
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Cavolinia | A different genus of sea butterfly |
Notes[edit]
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