Butterflies

Butterfly

Statistics

Type	Critter
Environment	Forest
AI Type	Butterfly AI
Damage	0
Max Life	5
Defense	0
KB Resist	0%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 356

Hell Butterfly

Statistics

Type	Critter
Environment	The Underworld
AI Type	Butterfly AI
Damage	0
Max Life	5
Defense	0
KB Resist	0%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 653

“

Beautiful fluttering insects that love sunrises. Fish are attracted to these based on their color variety.

— The Bestiary on Butterflies

“

A solemn butterfly seeking blooms rooted in hell. Its wings glimmer with fiery veins.

— The Bestiary on Hell Butterfly

Butterflies are small critters that can be found in Forests during daytime. They can be caught with a Bug Net and carried in the inventory, or crafted into Butterfly Jars. They can also be used as Bait for Fishing.

Butterflies

Butterfly		Rarity	Sell	Bait Power	NPC ID	Notes
	Gold Butterfly Internal Item ID: 2891		100000*10	50%	-	Small spawn rate.
	Julia Butterfly Internal Item ID: 2001		3000*30	25%	-
	Monarch Butterfly Internal Item ID: 1994		500*5	5%	-
	Purple Emperor Butterfly Internal Item ID: 1995		7500*75	35%	-
	Red Admiral Butterfly Internal Item ID: 1996		4000*40	30%	-
	Sulphur Butterfly Internal Item ID: 1998		1000*10	10%	-
	Tree Nymph Butterfly Internal Item ID: 1999		10000*1	50%	-	Small spawn rate.
	Ulysses Butterfly Internal Item ID: 1997		2000*20	20%	-
	Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly Internal Item ID: 2000		1500*15	15%	-
	Hell Butterfly Internal Item ID: 4845		2000*20	15%	-	Can only be caught with Lavaproof Bug Net or Golden Bug Net. Can be used to fish in lava.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Gold Butterfly Jar	Gold Butterfly Bottle	By Hand
Hell Butterfly Jar	Bottle Hell Butterfly
Julia Butterfly Jar	Julia Butterfly Bottle
Monarch Butterfly Jar	Monarch Butterfly Bottle
Purple Emperor Butterfly Jar	Purple Emperor Butterfly Bottle
Red Admiral Butterfly Jar	Red Admiral Butterfly Bottle
Sulphur Butterfly Jar	Sulphur Butterfly Bottle
Tree Nymph Butterfly Jar	Tree Nymph Butterfly Bottle
Ulysses Butterfly Jar	Ulysses Butterfly Bottle
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly Jar	Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly Bottle
Golden Delight	Gold Butterfly	Cooking Pot or Cauldron
Butterfly Statue ()	Stone Block (50) Any Butterfly (5)	Heavy Work Bench
Butterfly Statue ()	Stone Block (50) Any Butterfly (5)	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist

total: 13 row(s)

Notes

• Like all Critters, Butterflies spawned by a Butterfly Statue will disappear into a puff of smoke when trying to catch them with a Bug Net.
• The spawn rate for Butterflies is decided at random when a day begins. As such, some days will have countless butterflies, while others will have almost none.
  • Because of this, new players should be on the lookout for days when lots of Butterflies spawn, since Butterflies can fetch high prices. One day can easily net over 10 Gold Coins.
• Keep in mind that Butterfly Jars cannot be uncrafted, thus once you put a Butterfly in a jar you cannot use it as Bait for Fishing.
• Butterflies, like all critters, can heal up naturally over time.
• Attempting to catch a Hell Butterfly with a standard Bug Net will not work, resulting in 1 damage taken and being inflicted with Burning for 5 seconds.

Trivia

• The Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly item is the 2000th item to be added to the game, as seen through its Item ID.

See also

• Prismatic Lacewing, a Boss summon critter whose behavior is similar to butterflies.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Hell Butterfly added.
  • Sprites updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Gold Butterfly added.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Can now be used as bait.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.06: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Introduced.