Darner dragonfly
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| Name: Anax parthenope Family: Aeshnidae | ||||||||
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Names in other languages
ギンヤンマ 绿胸晏蜓 綠胸晏蜓 왕잠자리 Anax napolitain Anax napolitain Libélula caballito del diablo Libélula caballito del diablo Libellula depressa Дозорщик Königslibelle Zuidelijke keizerlibel | ||||||||
The Darner Dragonfly[nb 1] is a bug in the Animal Crossing series that has appeared in every game to date. It is a large insect easily recognizable by its thin body and large wings.
In the games that the Darner Dragonfly appears in, it is a common bug that the player can encounter, and can be found flying. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from spring to fall.
Catch details
In Animal Crossing
In Wild World
"I caught a darner dragonfly! Darn right, I did!"
| Description | Look for the bull's-eye on their foreheads! |
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| Time of year | Unknown |
| Time of day | Jun – Aug: 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | Flying |
| Bug size | 76 mm |
| Rarity | Common |
| Selling price |  200 Bells
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In City Folk
"I caught a darner dragonfly! It's darn cute!"
| Description | These are called "mosquito hawks" for their predatory habits. |
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| Time of year | Jun – Aug |
| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | Flying |
| Bug size | 76 mm |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Selling price | 200 Bells
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In New Leaf
"I caught a darner dragonfly! I got darn lucky!"
| Time of year | Jun – Aug |
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| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | 4 PM – 5 PM |
| Location | Flying |
| Size | 77 mm |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Selling price | 200 Bells
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In Pocket Camp
Friendship Points
In New Horizons
"I caught a darner dragonfly! It better watch its mouth!"
| Time of year | North: Apr – Oct South: Oct – Apr |
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| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Location | Flying near water |
| Weather | Any except rain |
| Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny: 230 Bells Flick: 345 Bells
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Donating to the museum
As with all insects in the Animal Crossing series, the Darner Dragonfly can be donated to the museum followed by a small talk by Blathers.
In Animal Crossing
In Wild World
Although reluctant, Blathers will add the Darner Dragonfly to the museum's collection. He will also give a short speech about it;
The dragonfly can be found flitting about in the second room of the insect exhibit after being given to the museum. Every now and then, it comes in to rest on a patch of weeds in the center of the exhibition space.
In City Folk
Blathers will accept the Darner Dragonfly for addition to the museum's insect exhibit:
After donation, the Darner Dragonfly can be seen flying around on the lower level of the insect room. Occasionally, it will land on the water of the nearby pond for a few seconds.
In New Leaf
Upon being donated, the dragonfly can be found in the first room of the bug exhibit, flying around the pond and occasonally resting on the fence. The exhibit has this to say about the Darner Dragonfly:
In New Horizons
Blathers has this to say about the Darner Dragonfly:
Once donated, the Darner Dragonfly can be found on a stick in the pond next to the waterfall at the upper left area of the main exhibit with the Banded Dragonfly
Gallery
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information
Darner dragonflies are quite common in real life. They can be seen usually dashing around bodies of water such as lakes or ponds.
The creature in the games is mostly likely the lesser emperor (Anax parthenope), as this species is found throughout Europe, Asia, and northern Africa.
More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.
Names in other languages
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ギンヤンマ gin'yanma |
Anax parthenope (lit. "silver dragonfly") |
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왕잠자리 wangjamjari |
Anax parthenope (lit. "royal dragonfly") |
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绿胸晏蜓 lǜxiōng yàntíng |
Anax parthenope (lit. "green-chested darner") |
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綠胸晏蜓 Unknown |
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Дозорщик Dozorshchik |
Anax |
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Zuidelijke keizerlibel | Anax parthenope (lit. "southern darner") |
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Königslibelle | Darner, lit. "Regal dragonfly" |
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Libélula caballito del diablo | From "libélula" (dragonfly) and "caballito del diablo" (damselfly) |
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Anax napolitain | Anax parthenope (lit. "Anax dragonfly from Napoli") |
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Libellula depressa | Libellula depressa, the broad-bodied chaser (likely mistranslation) |
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