There are a myriad of different butterfly species inAnimalCrossing: New Horizons, one of which is the beautiful Peacock Butterfly. In order to catch one of these pretty bugs,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsplayerswill need to make sure that some specific conditions are met first, and this guide looks to detail those conditions and assist players that are currently on the hunt for a Peacock Butterfly.
To start, it is important to know that players will only find the Peacock Butterfly inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsfrom March to June in the Northern Hemisphere and from September to December in the Southern Hemisphere. Additionally, like otherbugs inACNH, the Peacock Butterfly only appears during specific hours, and fans should be looking for them between 4am and 7pm. While this is a fairly lenient window, it still means that Peacock Butterflies are not always available.
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Timing is not the only thing that players that are looking forAnimal Crossing: New Horizons' Peacock Butterfly need to be aware of, though, as their appearance is contingent upon one other important condition. Specifically, Peacock Butterflies will only spawn around purple, black, or blue flowers. To obtain flowers of these colors, players will need togrow hybrid flowers inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, or they can simply find them on a mystery island and transport them back to their own islands.
While this may seem like a bit of a hassle, it is worth noting that Peacock Butterflies inACNHsell for the somewhat sizable sum of 2,500 Bells. This means that there is an additional incentive for getting Peacock Butterflies to spawn beyond simply donating one to the museum, and players that put in the effort can definitely rack upBellsquite quickly with these bugs flying around.
To summarize, fans that are trying to catch a Peacock Butterfly inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsshould keep their eyes on appropriately-colored hybrid flowers during the aforementioned months and hours. Those that do will certainly see many Peacock Butterflies, and all that a fan must do once these pretty bugs start appearing is pull out their net, capture one, and head on over toBlathers.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis available now, exclusively for Nintendo Switch.
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