Peacock butterfly

The Peacock Butterfly (known as the Peacock prior to ) is a rare insect. It only hovers in areas near to purple, black or blue flowers. Peacock Butterflies appear much less frequently in. Despite its rarity, its price is extremely low to the common insects Bells section. However, in, the Peacock Butterfly sells for 2,500 Bells.

In
Upon donating a Peacock Butterfly to the museum, Blathers will talk briefly about the insect:

After submission, the peacock can be found fluttering around the flowers in first room of the insect exhibit. In the evenings, it can be seen resting peacefully on a purple pansy.

In
Blathers, the museum curator, will accept Peacock Butterflies for donation to the insect wing;

Peacock Butterflies appear with the rest of the butterflies in the flowerbeds on the lower terrace of the insect room after donation.

In
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 Peacock Butterfly:

In
When donated to the museum, Blathers will say the following:

The Peacock Butterfly can be found in the terrace room of the museum with the rest of the butterflies.

Real-world information
Papilio bianor, or Chinese peacock, is a species of butterfly that is native to East Asia. The female has more prominent markings than the male, and is roughly 7-8 centimeters long. Caterpillars feed on Zanthoxylum (Prickly-ash) and Phellodendron (Cork tree) plants.