Jewel beetle
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| Name: Chrysochroa fulgidissima Family: Buprestidae - Jewel Beetles | ||||||||
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Names in other languages
タマムシ
吉丁虫 Bupreste Escarabajo joya Stigmodera Златка
비단벌레 吉丁蟲 Bupreste Escarabajo joya Prachtkäfer Prachtkever | ||||||||
The jewel beetle is a bug in the Animal Crossing series that first appears in Doubutsu no Mori. It is a small, green-and-red beetle found on the front of trees in games prior to Animal Crossing: New Horizons and on tree stumps in New Horizons. It can only be found in the morning and early afternoon in the previous games. In New Horizons, it can be caught from mid spring to the end of summer, and appears all day.
Catch details[edit]
In Animal Crossing[edit]
In Wild World[edit]
"I caught a jewel beetle! Look at that sparkle!"
| Description | Birds hate their coloring. |
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| Time of year | Jul – Aug |
| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | On trees |
| Bug size | 35 mm |
| Selling price |  2,400 Bells
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In City Folk[edit]
"I caught a jewel beetle! Ooh... Sparkly!"
| Description | As their name states, these look like jewels. Birds do not like their color. |
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| Time of year | Jul – Aug |
| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | On trees (any kind) |
| Bug size | 35 mm |
| Rarity | Very uncommon |
| Selling price | 2,400 Bells
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In New Leaf[edit]
"I caught a jewel beetle! A real diamond in the rough!"
| Time of year | Jul – Aug All year (Tortimer Island) |
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| Time of day | Mainland: 8 AM – 5 PM Tortimer Island: 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | On trees (any kind) (can be found on Tortimer Island) |
| Size | 35 mm |
| Rarity | Very uncommon |
| Selling price | 2,400 Bells
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In Pocket Camp[edit]
The jewel beetle is one of the seven bugs in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp that has been in the game since its release.
| Availability | Currently available (since March 26, 2024)
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| Location |  Sunburst Island
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| Size | 31.7 mm – 38.2 mm |
| Rarity | ★★★ |
| Selling price | 2,500 Bells
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| Version added | 0.9.0 |
| Villager gift data | Tier: 3 (Uncommon+)
Rewards:
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Friendship points
In New Horizons[edit]
"I caught a jewel beetle! It's a real gem!"
| Time of year | North: Apr – Aug South: Oct – Feb |
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| Time of day | All day |
| Location | On tree stumps |
| Weather | Any except rain |
| Spawn requirement | Catch 20 total bugs |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny: 2,400 Bells Flick: 3,600 Bells
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Donating to the museum[edit]
As with all insects in the Animal Crossing series, the jewel beetle can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, who will give a small speech on it.
In Animal Crossing[edit]
When donating a jewel beetle to Blathers in Animal Crossing, he will tell the player the following:
In Wild World[edit]
When donating a jewel beetle to Blathers in Animal Crossing: Wild World, he will tell the player the following:
In City Folk[edit]
When donating a jewel beetle to Blathers in Animal Crossing: City Folk, he will tell the player the following:
The jewel beetle can be found in the top-most section of the museum, to the far left, on the same tree as the Rainbow Stag (the tree closest to the light on that side).
In New Leaf[edit]
Upon donation to the museum, the jewel beetle can be found in the upper right room of the insect section. The exhibit has this to say about the jewel beetle:
In New Horizons[edit]
When donating a jewel beetle to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, he will tell the player the following:
Once donated to the museum, the jewel beetle can be found in a tree stump next to the citrus long-horned beetle and the rosalia batesi beetle.
Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information[edit]
The jewel beetle (Chrysochroa fulgidissima) is a buprestid native to Japan and is known as Tamamushi in Japanese. Due to its iridescence, the true color of the bug can be difficult to determine, which is the basis of the expression tamamushi-iro in Japanese. It is used to refer to vague or unclear statements given by a politician.
Metallic colors in beetles may not be due to pigments but rather how the structure of the surface of the exoskeleton refracts light. These features have on rare occasions been preserved in fossils, some as old as 50 million years, as explained here.
Names in other languages[edit]
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タマムシ tamamushi |
Jewel beetle |
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비단벌레 bidanbeolle |
Jewel beetle |
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吉丁虫 jídīngchóng |
Jewel beetle |
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吉丁蟲 Unknown |
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Златка Zlatka |
Jewel beetle |
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Prachtkever | Jewel beetle |
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Prachtkäfer | Jewel beetle (lit. "splendor beetle") |
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Escarabajo joya | "Jewel beetle" |
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Bupreste | From Buprestidae, the family to which these belong |
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Stigmodera | A specific genus of jewel beetle |
Notes[edit]
- ↑ All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.
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