Bug Catching

Bug-Catching Prep

Bug Net

Wooden

Forest Butterflies↗

30Durability

Cannot be repaired

MaterialsCraft in inventory

Wood×1

＋

Fiber×1

Copper Bug Net

Copper

Cave Bugs↗

100Durability

Repairable

MaterialsCopper Crafting Table

Tough Fiber×3

＋

Copper Ingot×1

Buying & the Dark World

Shop listingCopper Bug Net3000Daily limitView shop listing ↗

Dark World also has bugs to catch.

Bug Species Overview

24 species in total: 8 forest butterflies, 8 cave bugs, 8 desert bugs. All 24 can be donated to the museum collection.

Butterfly · Forest 8 species A bug net is enough

Name	Price	Required net	Spawn pool
Golden Glider Butterfly	25	Bug NetWooden	Butterfly pool 1Butterfly pool 2Butterfly pool 3
Stellar Dancer Butterfly	50	Bug NetWooden	Butterfly pool 3
Time Traveler Butterfly	35	Bug NetWooden	Butterfly pool 1Butterfly pool 2Butterfly pool 3
Skybound Drifter Butterfly	50	Bug NetWooden	Butterfly pool 2Butterfly pool 3
Monarch Butterfly	35	Bug NetWooden	Butterfly pool 3
Flame Vortex Butterfly	125	Bug NetWooden	Butterfly pool 1Butterfly pool 2Butterfly pool 3
Nebula Garden Butterfly	50	Bug NetWooden	Butterfly pool 1Butterfly pool 2
Galaxy Nightfly Butterfly	125	Bug NetWooden	Butterfly pool 2

Cave Bugs · Cave 8 species Requires Copper Bug Net

Name	Price	Required net	Spawn pool
Mars Leap	25	Copper Bug NetCopper	Cave Glowbug Pool 1
Cosmic Spin	100	Copper Bug NetCopper	Cave Glowbug Pool 1
Ghost Glide	35	Copper Bug NetCopper	Cave Glowbug Pool 1
Glowing Forager	80	Copper Bug NetCopper	Cave Glowbug Pool 1
Azure Dreamer	500	Copper Bug NetCopper	Cave Glowbug Pool 2
Rose Velvet	150	Copper Bug NetCopper	Cave Glowbug Pool 2
Golden Beetle	100	Copper Bug NetCopper	Cave Glowbug Pool 1
Burrow Guardian	250	Copper Bug NetCopper	Cave Glowbug Pool 2

Desert Bugs · Desert 8 species From drops

Name	Price	Drop sources
Sandridge Curlytail	25	Large Desert CocoonLarva
Crested Splitmouth	35	Large Desert CocoonLarva
Blue-Streak Thundertail	50	Large Desert CocoonLarva
Redshade Swift Lizard	60	Tentacle FernLarva
Pink-Wing Sand Katydid	75	Large Desert CocoonLarva
Spot-Eyed Thick Beetle	100	Large Desert CocoonLarva
Wasteland Horn Beetle	150	Large Desert CocoonTentacle Fern
Amber Hive-Shield Bug	250	Large Desert CocoonTentacle Fern

Desert bugs have no separate spawn pool: break open desert larva, desert oil drums, large desert cocoons, and tentacle ferns for a chance to release them; you can also obtain the corresponding bugs by picking up drops after defeating 1-star creatures (such as Rock Monsters).

Spawn pools

Butterflies and cave bugs refresh in regional spawn pools every 24 game hours. Each pool spawns at most one creature per refresh, with a 5% chance of a 1-star creature (a more dangerous variant).

Spawn pool	Region	Random outcomes	Respawn
Cave Glowbug Pool 1View spawn page →	Cave	Mars LeapGhost GlideGlowing ForagerGolden BeetleCosmic Spin	24 game hours≈ 14.4 min
Cave Glowbug Pool 2View spawn page →	Cave	Rose VelvetBurrow GuardianAzure Dreamer	24 game hours≈ 14.4 min
Butterfly pool 1View spawn page →	Forest	Golden Glider ButterflyTime Traveler ButterflyNebula Garden ButterflyFlame Vortex Butterfly	24 game hours≈ 14.4 min
Butterfly pool 2View spawn page →	Forest	Golden Glider ButterflySkybound Drifter ButterflyGalaxy Nightfly ButterflyNebula Garden ButterflyTime Traveler ButterflyFlame Vortex Butterfly	24 game hours≈ 14.4 min
Butterfly pool 3View spawn page →	Forest	Golden Glider ButterflyMonarch ButterflySkybound Drifter ButterflyStellar Dancer ButterflyTime Traveler ButterflyFlame Vortex Butterfly	24 game hours≈ 14.4 min

Desert Bugs don't use the pool system here; see the previous section for how to get them.

Where the bugs go

Daily quest: Someone Wants to See Butterflies

Chat with Wanderers often and bring them butterflies:

Requester	Wanted butterfly	Commission
Sgt. Chili	Any butterfly; pink butterflies (found only in the farther forest)	bring a butterfly to pretzel center backgive pretzel center back with pink butterfly
A.O.I	Any butterfly; a golden butterfly (sunflower-colored)	Bring butterflies to A.O.IBring yellow butterflies for A.O.I
Teal	Any butterfly; the green butterfly (Time Traveler Butterfly)	bring butterflies to Mr. Greenbring a specific butterfly for Mr. Green
Marvin	Any butterfly (requires unlocking the Bug Net first); a blue butterfly (after Friendship 40)	Butterfly for MarvinButterfly for Marvin
Rohen	Specifically requests the Golden Glider Butterfly (after Friendship 20); catching it earns a reward	Rohen needs butterflies!
Long John	Any butterfly	Bring butterfly to A-Fish

These are daily commissions that can be taken repeatedly; Marvin's first commission requires unlocking the bug net first, and the blue butterfly and Rohen commissions require Friendship 40 / 20 respectively.