Peacock butterfly
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Name: Papilio bianor Family: Papilionidae | ||||||||
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Names in other languages
カラスアゲハ
乌鸦凤蝶 Papilio bianor Mariposa bianor Farfalla vanessa io Бианор
제비나비 烏鴉鳳蝶 Papilio bianor Mariposa bianor Ritterfalter Pauwenpage |
The peacock butterfly (known as the peacock prior to New Leaf)[nb 1] is a bug in the Animal Crossing series. The peacock butterfly first appeared in Animal Crossing: Wild World and has appeared in all subsequent games. Its scales are colored in dark colors of green, blue, and red.
In the games that the peacock butterfly appears in, it is a rare bug that the player can encounter, and can be found flying around blue, purple, and black flowers. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from spring to the start of summer.
Catch details[edit]
In Wild World[edit]
Description | These got their names because their wings look like peacock feathers. |
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Time of year | Mar – Sep |
Time of day | 8 AM – 4 PM |
Peak times | N/A |
Location | Flying near blue, purple, and black flowers |
Bug size | 105 mm |
Rarity | Very uncommon |
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In City Folk[edit]
Description | These got their names because their wings look like peacock feathers. |
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Time of year | Mar – Sep |
Time of day | Mar – Jun: 4 AM – 7 PM Jul – Aug: 8 AM – 5 PM Sep: 8 AM – 4 PM |
Peak times | May – Jun |
Location | Flying near blue, purple, and black flowers |
Bug size | 105 mm |
Rarity | Very uncommon |
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In New Leaf[edit]
Time of year | Mar – Sep All year (Tortimer Island) |
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Time of day | Mar – Jun: 4 AM – 7 PM Jul: 4 AM – 5 PM Aug: 8 AM – 5 PM Sep: 8 AM – 4 PM Tortimer Island: 8 AM – 5 PM |
Peak times | May – Jun: 8 AM – 5 PM |
Location | Flying near blue, purple, and black flowers (can be found on Tortimer Island) |
Size | 133 mm |
Rarity | Very uncommon |
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In Pocket Camp[edit]
Availability (Pocket Camp Complete) |
Spring |
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Availability (Pocket Camp) |
Not currently available
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Size | 126.4 mm – 139.6 mm |
Rarity | ★ |
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Version added | Unknown |
Villager gift data | Tier: 1 (Common)
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In New Horizons[edit]
Time of year | North: Mar – Jun South: Sep – Dec |
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Time of day | 4 AM – 7 PM |
Location | Flying near blue, purple, and black flowers |
Weather | Any except rain |
Spawn requirement | Catch 20 total bugs |
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Donating to the museum[edit]
In Wild World[edit]
Upon donating a peacock to the museum, Blathers will talk briefly about the insect:
After submission, the peacock can be found fluttering around the flowers in first room of the insect exhibit. In the evenings, it can be seen resting peacefully on a purple pansy.
In City Folk[edit]
Blathers, the museum curator, will accept peacocks for donation to the insect wing;
Peacocks appear with the rest of the butterflies in the flowerbeds on the lower terrace of the insect room after donation.
In New Leaf[edit]

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 peacock butterfly:
In New Horizons[edit]
When donated to the museum, Blathers will say the following:
The peacock butterfly can be found in the terrace room of the museum with the rest of the butterflies.
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Real-world information[edit]
Papilio bianor, or Chinese peacock, is a species of butterfly that is native to East Asia. The female has more prominent markings than the male, and is roughly 7-8 centimeters long. Caterpillars feed on Zanthoxylum (prickly-ash) and Phellodendron (cork tree) plants.
Names in other languages[edit]
カラスアゲハ Karasuageha |
Papilio bianor (lit. "crow swallowtail") | |
제비나비 Jebinabi |
Papilio bianor (lit. "swallow butterfly") | |
乌鸦凤蝶 Wūyā fèngdié |
Papilio bianor (lit. "crow swallowtail") | |
烏鴉鳳蝶 Unknown |
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Бианор Bianor |
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Pauwenpage | Peacock butterfly | |
Pfaufalter Ritterfalter (NH) |
Peacock butterfly Swallowtail (lit. "Knight butterfly") | |
Mariposa bianor | From species name | |
Papilio bianor | Scientific name | |
Vanessa io Farfalla vanessa io (NH) |
(European) peacock butterfly |
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