Great purple emperor

The Great Purple Emperor (known as the Purple Butterfly prior to ) is a bug in the. It first appeared in. After, the Great Purple Emperor would remain absent from the series until , when it was available for a limited time as part of the All Aflutter Butterfly Goals event. It would later make an appearance in.

In the games that the Great Purple Emperor appears in, it is a rare bug that the player can encounter, and can be found flying. In, it can be caught from late spring to summer.

Donating to the museum
As with all bugs in the, the Great Purple Emperor can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, who will also tell the player some information about the donation.

In
When donated, the great purple emperor can be found flying between the trees in the main room of the bug exhibit, being one of the few butterflies not found in the butterfly room.

Real-world information
Sasakia charonda, also known as the Japanese emperor or giant purple emperor, is a species of butterfly native to eastern Asia (including all of Japan, the Korean peninsula, mainland China, northern Taiwan, and northern Vietnam). It is the national butterfly of Japan.

Trivia

 * The catch quote for the Great Purple Emperor in is possibly a reference to "", a song by American singer-songwriter Prince.