Emperor butterfly
- "I caught an emperor butterfly! It's blue... it's royal!" —Wild World
- "I caught an emperor butterfly! Such royal beauty!" —City Folk
- "I caught an emperor butterfly! Feeling blue, Your Majesty?" —New Leaf
- "I caught an emperor butterfly! It's not your average monarch!" —New Horizons
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Name: Morpho menelaus Family: Nymphalidae | ||||||
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Names in other languages
モルフォチョウ
大蓝闪蝶 Morpho bleu Mariposa celeste Farfalla morfo blu Морфо менелай
몰포나비 大藍閃蝶 Morpho bleu Mariposa celeste Himmelsfalter Blauwe morpho |
The Emperor Butterfly (モルフォチョウ, Morufochō), also called Emperor, is an uncommon butterfly that is found around flowers in the summer months, late in the day. It is the only butterfly that can be found in the night. It is sold for 4,000 Bells in New Horizons, and 2,500 Bells in prior games.
Catch details
Wild World
64px | ''Their wings are iridescent, like the back of a CD."
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City Folk
In Pocket Camp
Availability | Not currently available
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Location | Sunburst Island |
Size | 137.7 mm - 154.2 mm |
Rarity | ★★★ |
Selling price | 3,000 Bells |
Version added | Unknown |
Villager gift data | Tier: Unknown
Rewards: Unknown |
In New Horizons
Time of year | North: Dec – Mar; Jun – Sep South: Jun – Sep; Dec – Mar |
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Time of day | 5 PM – 8 AM |
Location | Flying near flowers |
Weather | Any except rain |
Spawn requirement | Catch 20 total bugs |
Selling prices | Nook's Cranny: 4,000 Bells Flick: 6,000 Bells |
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Donating to the museum
As with all fish and bugs in the Animal Crossing series, the Emperor Butterfly can be donated to the Museum by talking to Blathers, the curator. When donating, Blathers will say the following upon receiving the Emperor Butterfly:
In Wild World
- If you wish to keep an emperor butterfly as a specimen, remove the body. If you don't, oils from the expired body will leak out, changing the wing color. Blech, the very thought of those post-mortem oils...
After donation, the Emperor can be found fluttering around the flowers in the first room of the insect exhibit.
In City Folk
- "The emperor butterfly's beautiful blue markings make it a popular gift in certain parts of the world. Hoo, yes, wonderful gift... Such gift givers should have their heads examined, I should think..."
It can be found in the bottom terrace, flying near or resting on the flowers with any other butterflies.
In 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 Emperor Butterfly:
- "Emperor butterflies are easily recognized because of their lovely, iridescent blue wings. Pigmentation isn't actually what causes the color, but rather the reflections on their wing scales. Since their wings shimmer when moving, noticing them is much easier when they are midflight."
In New Horizons
When the player donates an emperor butterfly, Blathers will say this about it before thanking the player for the donation:
- "The emperor butterfly is called the jewel of the forest. But its vivid blue hue... Eww, let me tell you! The color does not come from a dye, but rather from light reflecting off translucent scales. Yes, butterfly wings are covered in tiny scales! SCALES! Butterfly? Bah! More like snake of the sky!"
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Further information
Morpho menelaus, more commonly known as the Blue Morpho, is an exotic butterfly that can be found in Central and South America. It feeds primarily on rotten fruit, but in the larval stage, frequently eats other larvae of the same species. Oddly, it is not referred to as an Emperor Butterfly in the real world, but the family to which it belongs, Nymphalidae, is sometimes known as the Emperors.
Etymology
Morpho stems from the Greek word for form, and therefore means 'changed'. This may be a reflection of the species' iridescence, which has the quality of changing colors in the light. Menelaus was a legendary king of Sparta who married Helen of Troy.
Names in other languages
モルフォチョウ morufo-chō |
Morpho | |
몰포나비 molponabi |
Morpho | |
大蓝闪蝶 dàlán shǎndié |
Blue morpho | |
大藍閃蝶 Unknown |
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Морфо менелай Morfo menelay |
Menelaus morfo | |
Blauwe morpho | Blue morpho | |
Himmelsfalter | Sky Butterfly | |
Mariposa celeste | Literally, "Sky blue butterfly". | |
Morpho bleu | Blue morpho | |
Morfo blu Farfalla morfo blu (NH) |
Blue Morpho |
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