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{{caught|I caught a yellow butterfly! C'mere, yellow fellow!|City Folk}}
 
 
{{Infobox Bug
 
{{Infobox Bug
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|name= Yellow Butterfly
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|name = yellow butterfly
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|image= Yellow Butterfly.jpg
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|ja-name = モンキチョウ
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|scientific name= {{wp|Colias erate}}
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|ko-name = 노랑나비
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|family= {{wp|Pieridae}} - ''Yellow-white butterflies''
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|zh-name = 斑缘点粉蝶
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|timeyear= [[March]] to [[October]] <small>(''Animal Crossing'')</small><br>March to [[September]] <small>(''Wild World'')</small><br>March to [[June]], September <small>(''City Folk'')</small>
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|zht-name = 斑緣點粉蝶
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|timeday= 4am to 7pm<br /><small>(''City Folk''- March to June)</small><br />8am to 4pm <small>(''Wild World'', ''City Folk''- September)</small><br />8am to 5pm <small>(''Animal Crossing'')</small>
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|fr-name = Citrin
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|found= Flying Anywhere<sup>(AF)</sup>,<br>Near flowers<sup>(AC, WW, CF)</sup>
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|es-name = Mariposa colias
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|size= 50 mm
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|it-name = Farfalla gialla
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|de-name = Zitronenfalter
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|nl-name = Citroenvlinder
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|ru-name = Желтушка
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|image = Yellow Butterfly NH.png
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|icon = Yellow Butterfly NH Icon.png
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|scientific name = {{wp|Colias erate}}
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|family = {{wp|Pieridae}} – Yellow-white butterflies
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}}
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The '''yellow butterfly'''{{Note|{{Nihongo foot|モンキチョウ|monki chou}}}} is a [[bug]] in the {{SER}} that has appeared in every game to date. It is visually similar to the [[common butterfly]] in every way except its color.
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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 {{NH}}, it can be caught from [[spring]] to the start of [[summer]], and again from early to mid [[fall]].
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__TOC__
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==Catch details==
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===In {{PG|nolink}}===
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{{PGBugInfo
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| name = yellow butterfly
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| number = 2
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| num-dnm = 2
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| num-plus = 2
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| num-pg = 2
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| num-e-plus = 2
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| image = Yellow Butterfly PG Icon.png
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| catchphrase = I caught a clouded yellow butterfly! It's such a cute yellow!
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| availability = Mar – Oct
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| times = 8 AM – 4 PM
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| time-availability = Mar, Sep – Oct
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| time2 = 8 AM – 5 PM
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| time2-availability = Apr – Aug
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| location = Flying
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| m1 = No
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| m2 = No
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| m3 = Yes
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| m4 = Yes
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| m5 = Yes
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| m6 = Yes
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| m7 = Yes
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| m8-1 = Yes
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| m8-2 = Yes
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| m9-1 = Yes
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| m9-2 = Yes
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| m10 = Yes
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| m11 = No
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| m12 = No
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| m3_time = 8 AM – 4 PM
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| m4_time = 8 AM – 5 PM
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| m5_time = 8 AM – 5 PM
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| m6_time = 8 AM – 5 PM
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| m7_time = 8 AM – 5 PM
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| m8_1_time = 8 AM – 5 PM
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| m8_2_time = 8 AM – 5 PM
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| m9_1_time = 8 AM – 4 PM
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| m9_2_time = 8 AM – 4 PM
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| m10_time = 8 AM – 4 PM
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| weather = Any except rain
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| rarity =
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| sell = 80
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| blathers-quote = There's an old saying among some of my contemporaries: "Butterflies are beautiful, yet moths are monstrous." Well, if you were to ask me, I'd say they're all the same! By which I mean disgusting! Truly hoo-rrific, wot wot! Hooo... But I digress...
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}}
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===In {{WW|short|nolink}}===
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{{WWBugInfo
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|number = 2
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|image = Yellow Butterfly WW Icon.png
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|catchphrase = I caught a yellow butterfly! What, is it scared?
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|description = Males are yellow but females can be white.
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|availability = Mar – Sep
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|times = 4 AM – 7 PM
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|time-availability =Mar – Jun
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|time2 = 8 AM – 5 PM
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|time2-availability = Jul – Aug
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|time3 = 8 AM – 4 PM
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|time3-availability = Sep
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|m3=Yes
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|m4=Yes
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|m5=Yes
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|m6=Yes
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|m7=Yes
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|m8-1=Yes
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|m8-2=Yes
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|m9-1=Yes
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|m9-2=Yes
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|m3_time=4 AM – 7 PM
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|m4_time=4 AM – 7 PM
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|m5_time=4 AM – 7 PM
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|m6_time=4 AM – 7 PM
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|m7_time=8 AM – 5 PM
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|m8-1_time=8 AM – 5 PM
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|m8-2_time=8 AM – 5 PM
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|m9-1_time=8 AM – 4 PM
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|m9-2_time=8 AM – 4 PM
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|location = Flying near flowers
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|bug-size = 50 mm
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|rarity =
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|sell = 90
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|pal-sell = 80
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|tank-width = 1.0
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|tank-length = 1.0
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}}
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===In {{CF|short|nolink}}===
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{{CFBugInfo
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|number = 2
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|image = Yellow Butterfly CF Icon.png
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|catchphrase = I caught a yellow butterfly! C'mere, yellow fellow!
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|description = All males of the species are white- females can be yellow or white.
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|availability=Mar – Jun; Sep
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|times = 4 AM – 7 PM
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|time-availability =Mar – Jun
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|time2 = 8 AM – 4 PM
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|time2-availability = Sep
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|m3=Yes
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|m4=Yes
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|m5=Yes
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|m6=Yes
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|m9-1=Yes
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|m9-2=Yes
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|m9-1_time=8 AM – 4 PM
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|m9-2_time=8 AM – 4 PM
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|location = Flying near flowers
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|bug-size = 50 mm
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|rarity = Common
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|sell = 90
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|tank-width = 1.0
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|tank-length = 1.0
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}}
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===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
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{{NLBugInfo
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| number = 2
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| image = Yellow Butterfly NL Icon.png
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| catchphrase = I caught a yellow butterfly! Now to catch a toastfly!
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| availability = Mar – Jun; Sep
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| times = 4 AM – 7 PM
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| time-availability = Mar – Jun
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| time2 = 8 AM – 4 PM
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| time2-availability = Sep
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| times-peak = 8 AM – 5 PM
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| peaktime-availability = Mar – Jun
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| location = Flying near flowers
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| m3 = Yes
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| m4 = Yes
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| m5 = Yes
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| m6 = Yes
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| m9-1 = Yes
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| m9-2 = Yes
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| m9-1_time = 8 AM – 4 PM
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| m9-2_time = 8 AM – 4 PM
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|on-island-tour = Yes
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| size = 54 mm
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| rarity = Common
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| sell = 90
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| tank-width = 1.0
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| tank-length = 1.0
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}}
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===In {{PC|short|nolink}}===
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{{PCBugInfo
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|name                      = yellow butterfly
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|number                    = 27
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|image                      = Yellow Butterfly PC Icon.png
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|location                  = Sunburst Island
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|size                       = 50.7 mm – 57.3 mm
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|rarity                    = ★
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|sell                      = 10
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|tier                      = 1
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|availability-current-start = 2024-03-26
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|availability1-start        = 2020-03-27
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|availability1-end          = 2020-06-29
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|availability2-start        = 2021-03-26
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|availability2-end          = 2021-06-29
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|availability3-start        = 2022-03-24
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|availability3-end          = 2022-06-23
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|availability4-start        = 2023-03-23
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|availability4-end          = 2023-06-28
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|availability-latest-start  = 2024-03-26
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|availability-latest-end    =
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}}
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===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
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{{NHBugInfo
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|number= 2
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|image = Yellow Butterfly NH Icon.png
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|render = Yellow Butterfly NH.png
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|catchphrase= I caught a yellow butterfly! Shouldn't all BUTTERflies be yellow?
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|n-availability = Mar – Jun; Sep – Oct
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| n-m3 = Yes
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| n-m4 = Yes
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| n-m5 = Yes
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| n-m6 = Yes
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| n-m9 = Yes
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| n-m10 = Yes
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|s-availability = Mar – Apr; Sep – Dec
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| s-m3 = Yes
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| s-m4 = Yes
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| s-m9 = Yes
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| s-m10 = Yes
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| s-m11 = Yes
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| s-m12 = Yes
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|time= 4 AM – 7 PM
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|location= Flying
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| weather = Any except rain
 
|rarity= Very Common
 
|rarity= Very Common
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|price= 80 [[Bells]] <small>(''Animal Crossing'')</small><br />90 Bells <small>(''Wild World'', ''City Folk'')</small>
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|total-catch= 0
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|appearances= {{AF}},<br>{{PG}},<br>{{AFe+}},<br>{{WW}},<br>{{CF}},<br>{{AC3}}<ref>http://animalcrossing.wikia.com/wiki/File:AC3DS_1.png</ref>
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|sell-nook= 160
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|sell-flick= 240
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|tank-width= 1.0
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|tank-length= 1.0
 
}}
 
}}
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The '''Yellow Butterfly''' is an incredibly common butterfly that can be found anywhere near [[flower]]s. It is worth 80 bells in [[Animal Crossing (GCN)]] and 90 bells in [[Animal Crossing: Wild World]] and [[Animal Crossing: City Folk]] They flutter slowly around town from [[March]] to [[October]]. It is very similar to the [[Common Butterfly|common butterfly]], in every way but color. It was the first revealed bug in {{AC3}}, with a photo of one flying near a tree. It has appeared in every Animal Crossing game so far.
 
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[[File:AC3DS_1.png|thumb|The yellow butterfly in Animal Crossing 3DS]]
 
  
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==Donating to the Museum==
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==Donating to the museum==
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As with all [[bug]]s and [[fish]] in {{SER}}, the Yellow Butterfly can be donated to the [[Museum]] by talking to [[Blathers]]. During each doantion, he will enlighten the player to some information about the donation. Below are quotes from each game, on what he has to say;
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[[File:Yellow and white.jpg|thumb|right|The Yellow and Common Butterflies in {{CF|short|nolink}}]]
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As with all [[bug]]s and [[fish]] in the {{SER}}, 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;
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===In {{PG|nolink}}===
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[[Blathers]] has only a general response upon accepting butterflies for the [[museum]] in {{PG}}:
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{{Blathers|PG|There's an old saying among some of my contemporaries: "Butterflies are beautiful, yet moths are monstrous." Well, if you were to ask me, I'd say they were all the same! By which I mean disgusting! Truly hoo-rrific, wot wot!}}
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The Yellow Butterfly can be found fluttering around the flowers in the central display in the insect room after donation.
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===In {{WW|short|nolink}}===
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Upon donation, [[Blathers]] the curator speaks of the Yellow Butterfly;
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{{Blathers|WW|Butterflies are covered in "scales" that flake off like dust when touched, eh wot? Blech... The very thought makes my eyebrows itch unbearably... Anyhoo, I suppose that's neither here nor there...}}
  
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===In ''Animal Crossing''===
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As with other butterflies, the Yellow Butterfly can be found flapping around the flowers in the first room of the insect display.
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[[Blathers]] has only a general response upon accepting butterflies for the [[museum]] in ''Animal Crossing'';
 
  
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''"There's an old saying among some of my contemporaries: "Butterflies are beautiful, yet moths are monstrous." Well, if you were to ask me, I'd say they were all the same! By which I mean disgusting! Truly hoo-rrific, wot wot!"''
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===In {{CF|short|nolink}}===
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Once again, Blathers will speak of the Yellow Butterfly in a rather horrified way:
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{{Blathers|CF|We call them all yellow butterflies, but many subspecies of this insect exist, wot wot? Indeed, this fact makes them rather interesting to many researchers... What's more interesting to me is why anyone in their proper mind would take interest in these things.}}
  
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The yellow butterfly can be found fluttering around the flowers in the central display in the insect room after donation.
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In {{CF|short|nolink}}, the Yellow Butterfly appears flying around the flowers on the lower terrace of the insect room.
  
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===In ''Wild World''===
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===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
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Upon donation, [[Blathers]] the curator speaks of the the yellow butterfly;
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[[File:New_Leaf_Museum_Butterflies.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Yellow Butterfly flying around the player in the museum in {{NL}}]]
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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:
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{{Blathers|NL|The yellow butterfly is similar to the common butterfly, with the two easily mistaken for one another. Males are more often a yellowish color, and females are more often white. The larvae feed on plants of the Fabaceae family, such as milk vetch or white clover.}}
  
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''"Butterflies are covered in "scales" that flake off when touched, eh wot? Blech... The very thought makes my eyebrows itch unbearably... Anyhoo, I suppose that's neither here nor there..."''
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===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
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When asked about the bug, Blathers will say the following:
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{{Blathers|NH|Allow me to enlighten you... The '''yellow butterfly''' is named for its yellow wings. Need I say more? If I must, then allow me to note that the female '''yellow butterfly''' can lay up to 600 eggs at a time! Bleech! And their creepy crawly caterpillars just love to chomp on clover plants. A recipe for disaster, I say.Just imagine reaching for a four-leaf clover, only to touch a larva instead! <small>Yuck! The worst of luck!</small>}}
  
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As with other [[Butterfly|butterflies]], the yellow butterfly can be found flapping around the flowers in the first room of the insect display.
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The Yellow Butterfly can be found in the butterfly room.
  
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===In ''City Folk''===
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==Gallery==
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[[File:Yellow and white.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Both the yellow and common butterflies can be seen here]]
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{{Gallery||Sprites and encyclopedia images}}
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Once again, Blathers will speak of the yellow butterfly in a rather horrified way:
 
  
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''"We call them all yellow butterflies, but many subspecies of this insect exist, wot wot? Indeed, this fact makes them rather interesting to many researchers... What's more interesting to me is why anyone in their proper mind would take interest in these things.''"
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==Real-world information==
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[[File:Real Yellow Butterfly.png|thumb|left|120px|A real yellow butterfly]]
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''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.
  
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In ''City Folk'', the yellow butterfly appears flying around the flowers on the lower terrace of the insect room.
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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.
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{{Clear}}
  
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==Bug Encylopedia Information==
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==Trivia==
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In ''Wild World'' and ''City Folk'', [[player]]s can access information about [[fish]] and [[bugs]] in the menu. Regarding the Yellow Butterfly:
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*The Yellow Butterfly was the first bug revealed to be in {{NL}}, with a photo of one flying near a tree.
  
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===''Wild World''===
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==Names in other languages==
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{{BugInfoWW
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{{Foreignname
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|quote = Males are yellow but females can be white.
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|ja= モンキチョウ
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|size = 50 mm
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|ja-r= monki chou
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|season= Spring
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|ja-m= Eastern pale-clouded yellow
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|time= Midday
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|es=Mariposa colias
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}}
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|es-m=Colias Butterfly
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===''City Folk''===
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|fr=Citrin
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{{BugInfoCF
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|fr-m=Due to the yellow color, shared with citrus
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|quote = All males of the species are white- females can be yellow or white.
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|nl= Citroenvlinder
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|size = About 50 mm
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|nl-m= Common brimstone
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|season= Spring
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|de= Zitronenfalter
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|time= Noon
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|de-m= Common brimstone
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|it= Farfalla gialla
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|it-m=-
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|ko= 노랑나비
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|ko-r= norangnabi
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|ko-m= Eastern pale-clouded yellow
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|zh= 斑缘点粉蝶
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|zht= 斑緣點粉蝶
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|zh-r= bānyuándiǎn fěndié
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|zh-m=
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|ru= Желтушка
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|ru-r= Zheltushka
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|ru-m=  
 
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}}
  
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==Futher Information==
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==Notes==
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[[File:Real yellow butterfly.jpg|thumb|left|120px|A real yellow butterfly]]
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{{Note list}}
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''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 colouring, and usually have black markings on the wings. Males are generally coloured differently to the females of the same species.
 
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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.
 
  
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==References==
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{{Navbox Bugs}}
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{{Navbox Bugs PC}}
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[[Category:Butterflies]]
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[[Category:Doubutsu no Mori bugs]]
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[[Category:Doubutsu no Mori+ bugs]]
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[[Category:Animal Crossing bugs]]
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[[Category:Doubutsu no Mori e+ bugs]]
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[[Category:Dòngwù Sēnlín bugs]]
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[[Category:Wild World bugs]]
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[[Category:City Folk bugs]]
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[[Category:New Leaf bugs]]
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[[Category:Happy Home Designer bugs]]
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[[Category:Pocket Camp bugs]]
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[[Category:New Horizons bugs]]
  
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{{Bugs}}
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[[es:Mariposa Colias]]
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[[category: insect]]
 
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[[Category:Butterfly]]
 

Latest revision as of 22:14, May 6, 2024

← Common Butterfly NH Icon.png (1) Common butterfly New Horizons bugs Tiger butterfly (3) Tiger Butterfly NH Icon.png →
New Horizons bugs
← Common Butterfly NH Icon.png
(1) Common butterfly 		Tiger Butterfly NH Icon.png →
Tiger butterfly (3)

Artwork of yellow butterfly
Real-world info
Name: Colias erate
Family: Pieridae – Yellow-white butterflies
Main appearances

Other appearances
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]

#2
Yellow butterfly
"I caught a clouded yellow butterfly! It's such a cute yellow!"

Time of year[nb 2] Mar – Oct
Time of day Mar, Sep – Oct:
8 AM – 4 PM
Apr – Aug:
8 AM – 5 PM
Location Flying
Weather Any except rain
Selling price  80 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Wild World[edit]

#2

Yellow butterfly
"I caught a yellow butterfly! What, is it scared?"

Description Males are yellow but females can be white.
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
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In City Folk[edit]

#2

Yellow butterfly
"I caught a yellow butterfly! C'mere, yellow fellow!"

Description All males of the species are white- females can be yellow or white.
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
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf[edit]

#2

Yellow butterfly
"I caught a yellow butterfly! Now to catch a toastfly!"

Time of year Mar – Jun; Sep
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
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Pocket Camp[edit]

#27

Yellow butterfly

Availability Currently available (since March 26, 2024)
  • 2020-03-27 – 2020-06-29
  • 2021-03-26 – 2021-06-29
  • 2022-03-24 – 2022-06-23
  • 2023-03-23 – 2023-06-28
Location Sunburst Island PC Map Icon.png Sunburst Island
Size 50.7 mm – 57.3 mm
Rarity ★
Selling price  10 Bells
Version added Unknown
Villager gift data Tier: 1 (Common)

Rewards:

  •  100 Bells
  • +2 Heart PC Icon.png Friendship points


In New Horizons[edit]

#2

Yellow butterfly
"I caught a yellow butterfly! Shouldn't all BUTTERflies be yellow?"

Time of year North: Mar – Jun; Sep – Oct
South: Mar – Apr; Sep – Dec
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
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


Donating to the museum[edit]

The Yellow and Common Butterflies in City Folk

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:

"There's an old saying among some of my contemporaries: "Butterflies are beautiful, yet moths are monstrous." Well, if you were to ask me, I'd say they were all the same! By which I mean disgusting! Truly hoo-rrific, wot wot!"

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;

"Butterflies are covered in "scales" that flake off like dust when touched, eh wot? Blech... The very thought makes my eyebrows itch unbearably... Anyhoo, I suppose that's neither here nor there..."

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:

"We call them all yellow butterflies, but many subspecies of this insect exist, wot wot? Indeed, this fact makes them rather interesting to many researchers... What's more interesting to me is why anyone in their proper mind would take interest in these things."

In City Folk, the Yellow Butterfly appears flying around the flowers on the lower terrace of the insect room.

In New Leaf[edit]

The Yellow Butterfly flying around the player in the museum in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

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:

"The yellow butterfly is similar to the common butterfly, with the two easily mistaken for one another. Males are more often a yellowish color, and females are more often white. The larvae feed on plants of the Fabaceae family, such as milk vetch or white clover."

In New Horizons[edit]

When asked about the bug, Blathers will say the following:

"Allow me to enlighten you... The yellow butterfly is named for its yellow wings. Need I say more? If I must, then allow me to note that the female yellow butterfly can lay up to 600 eggs at a time! Bleech! And their creepy crawly caterpillars just love to chomp on clover plants. A recipe for disaster, I say.Just imagine reaching for a four-leaf clover, only to touch a larva instead! Yuck! The worst of luck!"

The Yellow Butterfly can be found in the butterfly room.

Gallery[edit]

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  • Animal Crossing

  • Animal Crossing: Wild World

  • Animal Crossing: City Folk

  • Animal Crossing: New Leaf

  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information[edit]

A real yellow butterfly

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]

Names in other languages[edit]

Japanese モンキチョウ
monki chou 		Eastern pale-clouded yellow
Korean 노랑나비
norangnabi 		Eastern pale-clouded yellow
Simplified Chinese 斑缘点粉蝶
bānyuándiǎn fěndié
Traditional Chinese 斑緣點粉蝶
Unknown
Russian Желтушка
Zheltushka
Dutch Citroenvlinder Common brimstone
German Zitronenfalter Common brimstone
European Spanish Mariposa colias Colias Butterfly
European French Citrin Due to the yellow color, shared with citrus
Italian Farfalla gialla -

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Japanese: モンキチョウ Hepburn: monki chou
  2. ↑ All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.
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