Yellow butterfly
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| Name: Colias erate Family: Pieridae – Yellow-white butterflies | ||||||||
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Names in other languages
モンキチョウ
斑缘点粉蝶 Citrin Mariposa colias Farfalla gialla Желтушка
노랑나비 斑緣點粉蝶 Citrin Mariposa colias Zitronenfalter Citroenvlinder | ||||||||
The yellow butterfly[nb 1] is a bug in the Animal Crossing series that has appeared in every game to date. It is visually similar to the common butterfly in every way except its color.
In the games that the yellow butterfly appears in, it is the most common bug that the player can encounter, and can be found flying around flowers. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from spring to the start of summer, and again from early to mid fall.
Catch details[edit]
In Animal Crossing[edit]
In Wild World[edit]
"I caught a yellow butterfly! What, is it scared?"
| Description | Males are yellow but females can be white. |
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| Time of year | Mar – Sep |
| Time of day | Mar – Jun: 4 AM – 7 PM Jul – Aug: 8 AM – 5 PM Sep: 8 AM – 4 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | Flying near flowers |
| Bug size | 50 mm |
| Selling price |  90 Bells
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In City Folk[edit]
"I caught a yellow butterfly! C'mere, yellow fellow!"
| Description | All males of the species are white- females can be yellow or white. |
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| Time of year | Mar – Jun; Sep |
| Time of day | Mar – Jun: 4 AM – 7 PM Sep: 8 AM – 4 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | Flying near flowers |
| Bug size | 50 mm |
| Rarity | Common |
| Selling price | 90 Bells
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In New Leaf[edit]
"I caught a yellow butterfly! Now to catch a toastfly!"
| Time of year | Mar – Jun; Sep |
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| Time of day | Mar – Jun: 4 AM – 7 PM Sep: 8 AM – 4 PM |
| Peak times | Mar – Jun: 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Location | Flying near flowers |
| Size | 54 mm |
| Rarity | Common |
| Selling price | 90 Bells
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In Pocket Camp[edit]
| Availability | Currently available (since March 26, 2024)
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| Location |  Sunburst Island
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| Size | 50.7 mm – 57.3 mm |
| Rarity | ★ |
| Selling price | 10 Bells
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| Version added | Unknown |
| Villager gift data | Tier: 1 (Common)
Rewards:
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Friendship points
In New Horizons[edit]
"I caught a yellow butterfly! Shouldn't all BUTTERflies be yellow?"
| Time of year | North: Mar – Jun; Sep – Oct South: Mar – Apr; Sep – Dec |
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| Time of day | 4 AM – 7 PM |
| Location | Flying |
| Weather | Any except rain |
| Rarity | Very Common |
| Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny: 160 Bells Flick: 240 Bells
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Donating to the museum[edit]
As with all bugs and fish in the Animal Crossing series, the Yellow Butterfly can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers. During each donation, he will enlighten the player to some information about the donation. Below are quotes from each game, on what he has to say;
In Animal Crossing[edit]
Blathers has only a general response upon accepting butterflies for the museum in Animal Crossing:
The Yellow Butterfly can be found fluttering around the flowers in the central display in the insect room after donation.
In Wild World[edit]
Upon donation, Blathers the curator speaks of the Yellow Butterfly;
As with other butterflies, the Yellow Butterfly can be found flapping around the flowers in the first room of the insect display.
In City Folk[edit]
Once again, Blathers will speak of the Yellow Butterfly in a rather horrified way:
In City Folk, the Yellow Butterfly appears flying around the flowers on the lower terrace of the insect room.
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 Yellow Butterfly:
In New Horizons[edit]
When asked about the bug, Blathers will say the following:
The Yellow Butterfly can be found in the butterfly room.
Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information[edit]
Pieridae, yellow-white butterflies, are a large family of butterflies that are widespread throughout the world. So common in fact, that many sub-species have been given dozens of names throughout the world. Yellow-white butterflies are, as the name suggests, yellow or white in coloring, and usually have black markings on the wings. Males are generally colored differently to the females of the same species.
The butterflies shown in Animal Crossing are females, as males lack the yellow spots within the black bands on the edges of the wings. Colias erate is locally known as the Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow and is widespread over eastern Europe and Asia.
Trivia[edit]
- The Yellow Butterfly was the first bug revealed to be in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, with a photo of one flying near a tree.
Names in other languages[edit]
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モンキチョウ monki chou |
Eastern pale-clouded yellow |
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노랑나비 norangnabi |
Eastern pale-clouded yellow |
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斑缘点粉蝶 bānyuándiǎn fěndié |
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斑緣點粉蝶 Unknown |
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Желтушка Zheltushka |
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Citroenvlinder | Common brimstone |
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Zitronenfalter | Common brimstone |
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Mariposa colias | Colias Butterfly |
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Citrin | Due to the yellow color, shared with citrus |
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Farfalla gialla | - |
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