Great purple emperor
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| Name: Sasakia charonda Family: Nymphalidae | ||||||||
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Names in other languages
オオムラサキ 大紫蛱蝶 大紫蛺蝶 왕오색나비 Sasakia charonda Grand empereur pourpre Marip. emperador japonés Marip. emperador japonés Farfalla imperatore viola Сасакия харонда Japan-Schillerfalter Paarse keizervlinder | ||||||||
The great purple emperor (known as the purple butterfly prior to New Horizons)[nb 1] is a bug in the Animal Crossing series. It first appeared in Doubutsu no Mori. After Doubutsu no Mori e+, the great purple emperor would remain absent from the series until Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, when it was available for a limited time as part of the All Aflutter Butterfly Goals event. It would later make an appearance in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Unlike all other butterflies, it will occasionally stop flapping its wings and glide through the air.
In the games that the great purple emperor appears in, it is a rare bug that the player can encounter, and can be found flying near flowers. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from late spring to the end of summer.
Catch details[edit]
In Animal Crossing[edit]
In Pocket Camp[edit]
| Availability | Currently available (since March 26, 2024)
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| Location |  Sunburst Island
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| Size | 105.1 mm – 114.9 mm |
| Rarity | ★★★ |
| Selling price |  2,000 Bells
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| Version added | Unknown |
| Villager gift data | Tier: 3 (Uncommon+)
Rewards:
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Friendship points
In New Horizons[edit]
"I caught a great purple emperor! Its purple reign is over now!"
| Time of year | North: May – Aug South: Nov – Feb |
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| Time of day | 4 AM – 7 PM |
| Location | Flying near flowers |
| Weather | Any except rain |
| Spawn requirement | Catch 50 total bugs |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny: 3,000 Bells Flick: 4,500 Bells
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Donating to the museum[edit]
As with all bugs in the Animal Crossing series, the great purple emperor can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, who will also tell the player some information about the donation.
In Animal Crossing[edit]
In New Horizons[edit]
When donated, the great purple emperor can be found flying between the trees in the main room of the bug exhibit, being one of the few butterflies not found in the butterfly room.
Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information[edit]
Sasakia charonda, also known as the Japanese emperor or giant purple emperor, is a species of butterfly native to eastern Asia (including all of Japan, the Korean peninsula, mainland China, northern Taiwan, and northern Vietnam). It is the national butterfly of Japan.
More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.
Trivia[edit]
- The catch quote for the great purple emperor in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is possibly a reference to "Purple Rain", a song by American singer-songwriter Prince.
Names in other languages[edit]
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オオムラサキ Ōmurasaki |
Great purple |
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왕오색나비 Wang-osaengnabi |
Emperor five-colored butterfly |
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大紫蛱蝶 Dàzǐjiádié |
Great purple butterfly |
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大紫蛺蝶 Unknown |
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Сасакия харонда Sasakiya kharonda |
Scientific name |
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Paarse keizervlinder | Purple emperor butterfly |
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Japan-Schillerfalter | Japanese emperor butterfly |
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Marip. emperador japonés | Japanese emperor butterfly |
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Sasakia charonda | Scientific name |
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Grand empereur pourpre | Great purple emperor |
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Farfalla imperatore viola | Purple emperor butterfly |
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