Banded dragonfly

"Yes!!! I caught a banded dragonfly! Look at those stripes!" —Animal Crossing (GCN)

"I did it! I caught the elusive banded dragonfly!" —Wild World

"Whoo hoo! Did you see that? Did you? I caught a banded dragonfly!" —City Folk

"I did it! I caught a banded dragonfly! Now to find the rest of its band!" —New Leaf

Banded Dragonfly
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Real-world info
Name: Anotogaster sieboldii Family: Cordulegastridae - Spiketails
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  オニヤンマ  无霸勾蜓  Cordulégastre  Libélula tigre  Libellula striata  Кордулегастер  장수잠자리  无霸勾蜓  Cordulégastre  Libélula tigre  Quelljungfer  Bronlibel

The Banded Dragonfly (オニヤンマ, Oniyanma) is a bug in the Animal Crossing series that can be found between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in July and August. It sells for 4,500 Bells, being relatively rare, and can be difficult to catch because of the fast speed at which it flies.

Catch details

Wild World

64px	''They have tiger stripes and can be hard to catch." Size- 90 mm Season- Summer Time- All day

In Pocket Camp

#12

Event availability	None
Location	Sunburst Island
Size	100.0 mm - 109.9 mm
Rarity	★★★
Catch rate	2.9274%
Selling price	3,000 Bells
Request reward	1,500 Bells 3 Friendship Points Fortune Cookie (20%), Bronze Treats (30%)

In New Horizons

#34

"I did it! Did you see that? I caught a banded dragonfly!"

Time of year	North: May – Oct South: Nov – Apr
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Location	Flying near water
Weather	Any except rain
Spawn requirement	Catch 50 total bugs
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  4,500 Bells  Flick:  6,750 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

When the Banded Dragonfly is donated to the Museum, Blathers will say the following:

In Animal Crossing

"I've heard that Tom Nook pays quite a fair price for specimens such as this. Thank you for your generosity. But all that nonsense aside, this is a colossal dragonfly! Of course, that merely makes it colossally repulsive."'

In Wild World

"Hoo! You caught a banded dragonfly! Most impressive. Rather difficult, was it? Bit of a hairy fellow, wot? I say, some cosmetic plucking would really help..."

In City Folk

"Banded dragonflies are rather flashy... Just look at those piercing green eyes. The black and yellow body! Not to mention their sheer size and--OH, HORRORS! The beast is looking right at me! Look away, fiend!"

It can be found in the first terrace of the insect exhibit, flying near the small pool of water near the flowers. It shares its pool with the Darner Dragonfly.

In New Leaf

Upon being donated, the dragonfly can be found in the first room of the bug exhibit, flying around the pond and occasionally resting on the fence. The exhibit has this to say about the Banded Dragonfly:

"Banded Dragonflies have black-and-yellow-striped bodies and bright-green eyes. They are large and can fly quite fast. They have strong jaws, so it might be painful if you get bitten. Their larval stage lasts two to four years, where they live near water, feeding on tadpoles and small fish."

In New Horizons

"The banded dragonfly is known for its black-and-yellow-striped body, as well as for its piercing green eyes. And it is those very eyes that help make dragonflies master hunters, you see. Alas, when one looks at me, I can't help but feel it is sizing me up for a meal! Hoot! The horrors! Look away, fiend!"

When donated, the banded dragonfly can be found flying around the body of freshwater in the main room of the bug exhibit, alongside the darner dragonfly.

Further Information

Anotogaster sieboldii, also known as the golden-ringed dragonfly, jumbo dragonfly, Siebold's dragonfly or oniyanma, is the largest dragonfly species in East Asia, with populations in Japan, China, and the Korean Peninsula, and adults often reach lengths between 90 mm and 100 mm. It is characterized by its black and yellow segmented abdomen and thorax and its bright green eyes. Eggs are usually laid by females at the bottom of ponds and creeks a month after metamorphosis, taking about a month to hatch into nymphs, or larvae. As a nymph, it undergoes moulting almost ten times before reaching adulthood — which can often take four to five years; in addition, Anotogaster sieboldii preys upon aquatic wildlife when a nymph and small insects when mature.

More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

Names in other languages

	オニヤンマ oniyanma	Anotogaster sieboldii (lit. "monster dragonfly")
	장수잠자리 jangsujamjari	Anotogaster sieboldii (lit. "General/officer dragonfly")
	无霸勾蜓 wúbà gōutíng	Anotogaster sieboldii (lit. "peerless cordulegastrid")
	無霸勾蜓 Unknown
	Кордулегастер Kordulegaster	From related genus Cordulegaster
	Bronlibel	Cordulegastrid (lit. "spring (of water) dragonfly")
	Quelljungfer	Cordulegastrid (lit. "spring (of water) maiden")
	Libélula tigre	"Tiger dragonfly", usually refers to Cordulegaster boltonii, a similar-looking British species
	Cordulégastre	From family name Cordulegastridae or related genus Cordulegaster
	Libellula striata	"Banded dragonfly"