Common butterfly
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Name: Pieris rapae Family: Pieridae- Yellow-white butterflies | ||||||
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Names in other languages
モンシロチョウ
白粉蝶 Piéride de la rave Mariposa común Farfalla comune Белянка
배추흰나비 白粉蝶 Piéride de la rave Mariposa común Kohlweißling Koolwitje |
The Common Butterfly[nb 1] is a bug in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori. It is a small white butterfly, similar to the Yellow Butterfly in all but color, and it is the most common butterfly in the Animal Crossing series.
Catch details
In Animal Crossing
In Wild World
Description | They are white, but the male's eyes are yellow, and the female's, white. |
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Time of year | Unknown |
Time of day | Mar – Sep: 4 AM – 7 PM |
Peak times | Jul – Aug |
Location | Flying near flowers |
Bug size | 50 mm |
Rarity | Common |
Selling price | 90 Bells |
Furniture size |
In City Folk
Description | Though all look white to the naked eye, males and females are different colors. |
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Time of year | Unknown |
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 |
Bug size | 50mm |
Rarity | Common |
Selling price | 90 Bells |
Furniture size |
In New Leaf
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 |
Furniture size |
In Pocket Camp
Availability | Not currently available
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Location | Sunburst Island |
Size | 21.0 mm - 87.0 mm |
Rarity | ★ |
Selling price | 10 Bells |
Version added | Unknown |
Villager gift data | Tier: Unknown
Rewards: Unknown |
In New Horizons
Time of year | North: Sep – Jun South: Mar – Dec |
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Time of day | 4 AM – 7 PM |
Location | Flying |
Weather | Any except rain |
Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
Selling prices | Nook's Cranny: 160 Bells Flick: 240 Bells |
Furniture size |
Donating to the museum
As with all bugs and fish in the Animal Crossing series, the Common Butterfly can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers. Below is what he has to say upon donation;
In Animal Crossing
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 Common Butterfly can be found fluttering around the flowers in the central display in the insect room after donation.
In Wild World
When donated to the museum in Wild World, Blathers the curator will speak about the Common Butterfly;
"The common butterfly looks quite innocent, eh wot? Far from it! It's a pest! It is a worldwide cabbage-field ravisher, hoo! I suppose that's rather beside the point, but still, innocent my foot!"
The Common Butterfly appears in the first room of the insect exhibit, fluttering above the flowers on the right hand side of the room.
In City Folk
As with previous games, Blathers treats the Common Butterfly with general disgust:
"If one were to look closely at a common butterfly, one might notice that it's covered in fine hairs... But WHY would one look closely?! Blecccch! Creepiness aside, one also gets icky powder on one's hands by touching them... Not for me, eh wot?"
After donation, the Common Butterfly flies around the flower beds in the lower terrace of the insect room.
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 Common Butterfly:
"Seen flapping in the sun, common butterflies can be identified by black spots on their white wings. To the human eye, both males and females look white, but there are actually subtle differences. On closer inspection, the males' wings look black while the females' wings look white. The caterpillars have been known to cause damage to farmers' crops."
In New Horizons
When asked about the bug, Blathers will say the following:
"The common butterfly would have you believe it is but a beautiful friend flitting prettily about the flowers. Bah, I say! They may seem innocent things with their pretty white wings, but they hide a dark side! The common butterfly caterpillar is called a cabbage worm, you see, and it's a most voracious pest. The ravenous beasts chew through cabbage, broccoli, kale and the like with a devastating gusto. And my feathers! Their green coloring is truly GROSS! A hoo-rrific hue, I say."
The Common Butterfly can be found in the butterfly room in the museum.
Gallery
Trivia
- In every Animal Crossing series game, the Common Butterfly is the first bug listed in the encyclopedia.
Real-world information
The Small Cabbage White, Pieris rapae, also known as the Cabbage White, is a common species of butterfly that can be found throughout Europe, Northern Africa and Asia. They are a creamy white and feature two black spots on each wing which darken during the summer months. The caterpillars of the Cabbage White, as the name suggests, like to eat cabbages and brussel sprouts, and so therefore are considered a pest by gardeners. The butterflies found in game are all female- only female cabbage whites have 2 black spots on their wings.
Etymology
Pieries is Latin for 'muse'. The muses were Greek goddesses that inspired the arts. The word rapae is derived from the Latin word for 'turnip', rapa.
More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.
Names in other languages
モンシロチョウ monshirochō |
Cabbage white butterfly (lit. "patterned pierid") | |
배추흰나비 baechuhuinnabi |
Cabbage white butterfly (lit. "cabbage pierid") | |
白粉蝶 báifěndié |
Cabbage white butterfly (lit. "white pierid") | |
Белянка Belyanka |
Pierid | |
Koolwitje | Cabbage white | |
Kohlweißling | Cabbage white | |
Mariposa común | Common butterfly | |
Piéride de la rave | Cabbage white butterfly (lit. "cabbage pierid") | |
Farfalla comune | Common butterfly |
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