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Rajah Brooke's birdwing
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Real-world info
Name: Trogonoptera brookiana Family: Papilionidae - Butterflies
Main appearances
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Other appearances
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Names in other languages  アカエリトリバネアゲハ  红颈凤蝶  紅頸鳳蝶  붉은목도리비단나비  Troides brookiana  Troides brookiana  Mariposa alas de Brooke  Mariposa alas de Brooke  Farfalla Raja Brooke  Трогоноптера Брука  Troides brookiana  Rajah Brooke-vlinder

The Rajah Brooke's birdwing (known as Raja Brooke in City Folk and Raja B. butterfly in New Leaf) is a bug in the Animal Crossing series. The Rajah Brooke's birdwing first appeared in Animal Crossing: City Folk and has appeared in all subsequent games. Its top wings are longer than other butterflies.

In the games that the Rajah Brooke's birdwing appears in, it is a rare bug that the player can encounter, and can be found flying. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from mid spring to the start of fall, and again during winter.

Catch details

In City Folk

#8

"I caught a Raja Brooke butterfly! What a cute red collar!"

Description	Flashing black wings with bright green markings make it easy to identify.
Time of year	May – Sep
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times	N/A
Location	Near freshwater
Bug size	140 mm
Rarity	Rare
Selling price	2,500 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#8

"I caught a Raja Brooke butterfly! It's worth about as much as royalty!"

Time of year	May – Sep
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times	N/A
Location	Near freshwater
Size	178 mm
Rarity	Rare
Selling price	2,500 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#18

Event availability	None
Location	Sunburst Island
Size	148.3 mm - 207.3 mm
Rarity	★★★
Catch rate	Cannot be caught at this time
Selling price	1,500 Bells
Request reward	1,500 Bells 3 Friendship Points Fortune Cookie (20%), Bronze Treats (30%)

In New Horizons

#11

"I caught a Rajah Brooke's birdwing! Nothing else I'd rajah be doing!"

Time of year	North: Dec – Feb; Apr – Sep South: Jun – Aug; Oct – Mar
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Location	Flying near flowers
Weather	Any except rain
Spawn requirement	Catch 20 total bugs
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  2,500 Bells  Flick:  3,750 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

In City Folk

Upon donating a Raja Brooke to the museum, Blathers will say:

"...I must say, I'm quite impressed with your ability to catch such an impressive butterfly... The Raja Brooke butterfly, I must tell you, is one of the larger tiger butterflies. Naturally, its antennae and proboscis also rank as some of the largest around. Be not proud, vile beast! Your cute red collar and fancy name do not fool Blathers!"

It can be found in the bottom left area of the insect exhibit, flying around the pond.

In New Leaf

A Raja B. butterfly inside the museum in Animal Crossing: 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 Raja B. butterfly:

"Raja Brooke butterflies have red heads and a red strip around their necks, giving the look of a collar. They are known to drink hot-spring water and often hang around water flowing up from the ground. While males are vibrantly green, females are much more commonly seen with brown wings."

In New Horizons

When donating to the museum, Blathers will say the following:

"Did you know that the repulsive Rajah Brooke's birdwing loves to luxuriate in hot-springs water? It's true! Hoo! The males gather in groups to sip the moisture while the females hide in jungle trees. And though they dress to impress in red and green, these fluttering fiends are not just stylish... They're also quite malicious! Their little larvae pack a poisonous punch that's supposed to protect them from predators... But I suspect more diabolical designs."

The Rajah Brooke's birdwing can be found in the butterfly room and the main room of the bug exhibit of the museum.

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Real-world information

A male Rajah Brooke butterfly.

The Rajah Brooke's butterfly is a type of birdwing with has distinctive black and electric-green markings, which are more prominent in the males, while the females have white markings. Both have a red head and another strip of red afterward, which is called a collar. It was named by Alfred R. Wallace in 1855, after James of Sarawak, the Rajah of Sarawark. It is also called the Raja Brooke butterfly, sometimes mistaking the Animal Crossing spelling as a mistake - though both are acceptable. They can be found in the rainforests of Borneo and the Malaysian Peninsula, and is featured as the national butterfly of Malaysia. It is registered as being under protection.

More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

Names in other languages

	アカエリアゲハ アカエリトリバネアゲハ (NH) Akaeri-ageha Akaeritoribane-ageha	Rajah Brooke's birdwing (lit. "red-collared birdwing")
	붉은목도리비단나비 Polgeunmokdoripidannabi	Translation of Japanese name
	红颈凤蝶 Hóngjǐng fèngdié	Trogonoptera (lit. "red-necked swallowtail")
	紅頸鳳蝶 Unknown
	Трогоноптера Брука Trogonoptera Bruka	lit. "Brooke's Trogonoptera"
	Rajah Brooke-vlinder	Rajah Brooke butterfly
	Rajah Brooke Troides brookiana (NH)	Troides brookiana is a synonym for the scientific name
	Mariposa alas de Brooke	lit. "Brooke wings butterfly"
	Brookiana Troides brookiana (NH)	Troides brookiana is a synonym for the scientific name
	Farfalla Raja Brooke	"Raja Brooke butterfly"

Notes

Pocket Camp bugs

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