Darner dragonfly

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Darner dragonfly
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Real-world info
Name: Anax parthenope Family: Aeshnidae
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
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 is a bug in the Animal Crossing series that appears in all games to date. It can be found flying around the town or near water sources. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can appear from mid spring to mid fall.

Catch details

In Animal Crossing

#11

"I caught a darner dragonfly! Darn, I'm good!"

DnM / iQue

DnM+ / AC

DnMe+

Time of year	Jun – Aug
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Location	Flying
Weather	Any except rain
Selling price	200 Bells
Furniture size

In Wild World

#23

"I caught a darner dragonfly! Darn right, I did!"

Description	Look for the bull's-eye on their foreheads!
Time of year	Jun – Aug
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times	N/A
Location	Flying
Bug size	76 mm
Rarity	Common
Selling price	200 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#24

"I caught a darner dragonfly! It's darn cute!"

Description	These are called "mosquito hawks" for their predatory habits.
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
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#27

"I caught a darner dragonfly! I got darn lucky!"

Time of year	Jun – Aug
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times	4 PM – 5 PM
Location	Flying
Size	77 mm
Rarity	Uncommon
Selling price	200 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#11

Event availability	None
Location	Sunburst Island
Size	73.7 mm - 80.2 mm
Rarity	★
Catch rate	19.5550%
Selling price	10 Bells
Request reward	100 Bells 2 Friendship Points

In New Horizons

#33

"I caught a darner dragonfly! It better watch its mouth!"

Time of year	North: Apr – Oct South: Oct – Apr
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
Furniture size

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

"<Player>, have you ever peered closely into a dragonfly's eyes? Blech! Ghastly, really"

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;

"Tell me, were you aware dragonflies lay their eggs in the water? They do. Juvenile dragonflies are called "nymphs", you know. And they're grotesque too... Yes, sadly, not even youth can render vile insects attractive, I'm afraid."

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:

"At first glance, the darner dragonfly, like all dragonflies, appears to be quite a sleek bug, wot? But in its larval stage, this bug is a beastly little carnivore... I suppose if one were being eaten, one wouldn't care if whoever was doing the devouring looked sleek..."

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:

"The heads and thoraxes of darner dragonflies are colored a lovely yellow green. The males have a light-blue spot on their bellies, which is not a trait the females share. Darner dragonflies can usually be seen flying around bodies of water such as lakes or ponds."

In New Horizons

Blathers has this to say about the darner dragonfly:

""The darner dragonfly is a very fast dragonfly, flying at speeds up to 40 miles per hour! They all have a distinctive green hue, but the males have blue underbellies while females have yellow ones. It all sounds pleasant enough, no? Well, did you know their young eat tadpoles...and even some small fish! Worse, these creepy carnivores will eat each other in a pinch! Grotesque does not describe it..."

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

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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

	ギンヤンマ gin'yanma	Anax parthenope (lit. "silver dragonfly")
	왕잠자리 wangjamjari	Anax parthenope (lit. "royal dragonfly")
	绿胸晏蜓 lǜxiōng yàntíng	Anax parthenope (lit. "green-chested darner")
	綠胸晏蜓 Unknown
	Дозорщик Dozorshchik	Anax
	Zuidelijke keizerlibel	Anax parthenope (lit. "southern darner")
	Königslibelle	Darner, lit. "Regal dragonfly"
	Libélula caballito del diablo	From "libélula" (dragonfly) and "caballito del diablo" (damselfly)
	Anax napolitain	Anax parthenope (lit. "Anax dragonfly from Napoli")
	Libellula depressa	Libellula depressa, the broad-bodied chaser (likely mistranslation)

Notes

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