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Starry Firefly Farming Guide and How to Use

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Skyward Sword HD Starry Firefly Farming Guide
This is a guide to farming Starry Firefly, a Bug in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD for the Nintendo Switch. Learn where to get Starry Firefly, map location, its sell price, as well as what you can do with it.

Starry Firefly Basic Information

Starry Firefly
Starry Firefly Set
Material Type Bug
A glowing Skyloft insect that only comes out at night. Its beauty is said to calm the mind.

How to Farm Starry Fireflies

Starry Firefly Locations and Sources

Starry Fireflies can be found in certain locations in the Sky and the Surface. See the table below to learn where to find Starry Fireflies.

Material Locations and Sources
Starry Firefly ・Skyloft (Night)
・Waterfall Cave
・Pumpkin Landing
・Beedle's Island (Night)
・Bug Rock

Obtainable in Skyloft

Players can catch the Starry Firefly in Skyloft at night. Players will need the Bug Net, so make sure to pick that up at Beedle's Shop first. In Waterfall Cave, you can catch Starry Fireflies at any time of day.

Starry Firefly Maps

Skyloft at night Waterfall Cave

These maps contain the potential spawn points for Starry Firefly, indicated by a green dot. Note that their appearance on these spawn points are sometimes random.

Obtainable in Bug Heaven

Zelda Skyward Sword HD - Bug Heaven
As players progress in the story, Strich will eventually appear on the island in the clouds, Bug Rock. Here, players will unlock the mini game: Bug Heaven. The Starry Firefly is One out of Four possible rewards for completing the Bug Wrangler level of Bug Heaven within Two minutes.

Completing this mini game within Two minutes rewards players with a Five stack of bugs as a reward so it is highly recommended for players who are collecting bugs to try it out.

Possible Rewards for Bug Wrangler Level

Eldin Roller Faron Grass Hopper
Starry Firefly Sand Cicada

Have Bug Medal in your Inventory

Bug Medal Get
The Bug Medal enables you to see bugs that spawned in your current area on your map. You can obtain the Bug Medal from Beedle's Shop.

How to Get the Bug Medal: Location and How to Use

What to Do With Starry Fireflies

Sell for Rupees

Starry Fireflies can be sold to Strich at night for 30 Rupees.

Material Sell Price
Starry Firefly 30

Use It to Upgrade Potions

Starry Fireflies can be used to upgrade the following potions.

Item Required Materials
Guardian Potion + IconGuardian Potion + Guardian Potion
Starry Firefly x3
Faron Grasshopper x1
Eldin Roller x2
Blessed Butterfly x3

Potion Recipes List and How to Use

Related Guides

Zelda Skyward Sword HD - Materials Partial

List of Materials

Bugs
Blessed
Butterfly
Deku Hornet Eldin Roller
Faron
Grasshopper
Gerudo Dragonfly Lanayru Ant
Sand Cicada Sky Stag Beetle Skyloft Mantis
Starry Firefly Volcanic Ladybug Woodland Rhino Beetle
Treasures
Amber Relic Ancient Flower Bird Feather
Blue Bird Feather Dusk Relic Eldin Ore
Evil Crystal Goddess Plume Golden Skull
Hornet Larvae Jelly Blob Lizard Tail
Monster Claw Monster Horn Ornamental Skull
Tumbleweed - -

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