Great Purple Emperor

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Great Purple Emperor
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Real-world info
Name: Sasakia charonda Family: Nymphalidae
Main appearances
DnM AC e+ WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Name 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) is bug in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori. After Doubutsu no Mori e+, the Purple Butterfly remained absent from the Animal Crossing series until Pocket Camp, where it was available for a limited time as part of the 'All Aflutter Butterfly Goals' event. It later reappeared once again in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Catch details

In Animal Crossing

#4

"Yes! I caught a great purple emperor butterfly! This butterfly supposedly comes from a far-off island!"

DnM

DnM+

AC

DnMe+

Time of year	Jun – Aug
Time of day	8 AM – 5 PM
Location	Flying near flowers
Weather	Any weather
Selling price	2,000 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#26

Event availability	All Aflutter Butterfly Goals
Location	Sunburst Island
Size	105.1 mm - 114.9 mm
Rarity	★★★
Catch rate	Cannot be caught at this time.
Selling price	2,000 Bells
Request reward	1,500 Bells 3 Friendship Points Fortune Cookie (20%), Bronze Treats (30%)

In New Horizons

#7

"I caught a great purple emperor! Its purple reign is over now!"

Time of year	North: May – Aug South: Nov – Feb
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
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

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

"There's an old saying among some of my contemporaries: "Butterflies are beautiful, yet moths are monstrous." Well, if you were to ask me, I'd say they were all the same! By which I mean disgusting! Truly hoo-rrific, wot wot!"

In New Horizons

"The great purple emperor lives high in the treetops and is renowned for its pretty purple-hued wings. Its impressive bird-like wingspan and elusive nature have made it a favorite among butterfly aficionados. But truth be told, the so-called great purple emperor has some not-so-great personal peculiarities. For one...it has two horrid HORNS upon its head when it is in its caterpillar form. For two...it has been known to dine on feces and animal carcasses! Hoo! That's why I call it the Emperor of EWWW!"

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.

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Real-world information

A sasakia charonda

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

• 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

	オオムラサキ ōmurasaki	Great purple
	왕오색나비 wang-osaengnabi	Emperor five-colored butterfly
	大紫蛱蝶 / 大紫蛺蝶 dàzǐjiádié	Great purple butterfly
	Сасакия харонда Sasakiya kharonda	Scientific name
	Paarse keizervlinder	Purple emperor butterfly
	Japan-Schillerfalter	Japanese emperor butterfly
	Marip. emperador japonés	Japanese emperor butterfly
	Sasakia charonda	Scientific name
	Grand empereur pourpre	Great purple emperor
	Farfalla imperatore viola	Purple emperor butterfly