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Common Butterfly Times and How to Catch

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Common Butterfly Times

The Common Butterfly is a Butterfly from Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). Learn all about the Common Butterfly and how to catch them below!

Common Butterfly Sell Price

Common Butterfly
Sell Price 160 Bells
Type Butterfly
Rarity ★☆☆☆☆

The Common Butterfly is a common bug and sells for 160 Bells.

Common Butterfly Location and Times

Common Butterfly Times

Location Flying
Time September to June
North Hemisphere
4 AM to 7 PM
March to December
South Hemisphere
4 AM to 7 PM

You can find the Common Butterfly flying from 4 AM to 7 PM.

Find it from September to June on the Northern Hemisphere, or from March to December on the Southern Hemisphere.

Common Butterfly Months

Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Common Butterfly
Northern Hemisphere Calendar
January ACNH - Common Butterfly July
February ACNH - Common Butterfly August
March ACNH - Common Butterfly September ACNH - Common Butterfly
April ACNH - Common Butterfly October ACNH - Common Butterfly
May ACNH - Common Butterfly November ACNH - Common Butterfly
June ACNH - Common Butterfly December ACNH - Common Butterfly
Common Butterfly
Southern Hemisphere Calendar
January July ACNH - Common Butterfly
February August ACNH - Common Butterfly
March ACNH - Common Butterfly September ACNH - Common Butterfly
April ACNH - Common Butterfly October ACNH - Common Butterfly
May ACNH - Common Butterfly November ACNH - Common Butterfly
June ACNH - Common Butterfly December ACNH - Common Butterfly

How to Catch the Common Butterfly

Steps Directions
1
  Equip your Net ACNH - Net
2   Approach the Common Butterfly
3   Swing your net!

1. Equip Your Net

To catch a bug, you'll need to equip your net! Press the X Button to go into your pockets and select your net.

You can also select it from your Tool Ring!

2. Approach Bug

You'll find the Common Butterfly flying in the air. Some bugs fly faster the others, so you may have to chase them down.

3. Swing Your Net

Once you're close enough, press the A Button to swing your net. You'll then be a proud owner of the Common Butterfly!

Common Butterfly Additional Info

Dialogue When Caught

I caught a common butterfly! They often flutter by!

Dialogue When Donated to Blathers

  The common butterfly would have you believe it is but a beautiful friend flitting prettily about the flowers.

  Bah, I say! They may seem innocent things with their pretty white wings, but they hide a dark side!

  The common butterfly caterpillar is called a cabbage worm, you see, and it's a most voracious pest.

  The ravenous beasts chew through cabbage, broccoli, kale and the like with a devastating gusto.

  And my feathers! Their green coloring is truly GROSS! A hoo-rrific hue, I say.

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