Jewel beetle
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| Name:Chrysochroa fulgidissima Family:Buprestidae - Jewel Beetles | ||||||||
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Names in other languages タマムシ 吉丁虫 Bupreste Escarabajo joya Stigmodera Златка 비단벌레 吉丁蟲 Bupreste Escarabajo joya Prachtkäfer Prachtkever | ||||||||
Thejewel beetle is abug in theAnimal Crossing series that first appears inDoubutsu no Mori. It is a small, green-and-red beetle found on the front of trees in games prior toAnimal Crossing: New Horizons and on tree stumps inNew Horizons. It can only be found in the morning and early afternoon in the previous games. InNew Horizons, it can be caught from midspring to the end ofsummer, and appears all day.
Catch details[edit]
InAnimal Crossing[edit]
InWild World[edit]
"I caught a jewel beetle! Look at that sparkle!"
| Description | Birds hate their coloring. |
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| Time of year | Jul – Aug |
| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | On trees |
| Bug size | 35 mm |
| Selling price |  2,400Bells |
| Furniture size |  |
InCity Folk[edit]
"I caught a jewel beetle! Ooh... Sparkly!"
| Description | As their name states, these look like jewels. Birds do not like their color. |
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| Time of year | Jul – Aug |
| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | On trees (hardwood and cedar) |
| Bug size | 35 mm |
| Rarity | Very uncommon |
| Selling price | 2,400Bells |
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InNew Leaf[edit]
"I caught a jewel beetle! A real diamond in the rough!"
| Time of year | Jul – Aug All year (Tortimer Island) |
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| Time of day | Mainland: 8 AM – 5 PM Tortimer Island: 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | On trees (hardwood and cedar) (can be found onTortimer Island) |
| Size | 35 mm |
| Rarity | Very uncommon |
| Selling price | 2,400Bells |
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InPocket Camp[edit]
The jewel beetle is one of the seven bugs inAnimal Crossing: Pocket Camp that has been in the game since its release.
| Availability (Pocket Camp Complete) | Spring |
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| Availability (Pocket Camp) | Currently available(sinceMarch 26, 2024)
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| Location |  Sunburst Island |
| Size | 31.7 mm – 38.2 mm |
| Rarity | ★★★ |
| Selling price | 2,500Bells |
| Version added | 0.9.0 |
| Villager gift data | Tier: 3 (Uncommon+) Rewards:
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Friendship pointsInNew Horizons[edit]
"I caught a jewel beetle! It's a real gem!"
| Time of year | North: Apr – Aug South: Oct – Feb |
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| Time of day | All day |
| Location | On tree stumps |
| Weather | Any except rain |
| Spawn requirement | Catch 20 total bugs |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny: 2,400Bells Flick: 3,600Bells |
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Donating to the museum[edit]
As with all insects in theAnimal Crossing series, the jewel beetle can be donated to themuseum by talking toBlathers, who will give a small speech on it.
InAnimal Crossing[edit]
When donating a jewel beetle to Blathers inAnimal Crossing, he will tell the player the following:
InWild World[edit]
When donating a jewel beetle to Blathers inAnimal Crossing: Wild World, he will tell the player the following:
InCity Folk[edit]
When donating a jewel beetle to Blathers inAnimal Crossing: City Folk, he will tell the player the following:
The jewel beetle can be found in the top-most section of themuseum, to the far left, on the same tree as the Rainbow Stag (the tree closest to the light on that side).
InNew Leaf[edit]
Upon donation to the museum, the jewel beetle can be found in the upper right room of the insect section. The exhibit has this to say about the jewel beetle:
InNew Horizons[edit]
When donating a jewel beetle to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, he will tell the player the following:
Once donated to the museum, the jewel beetle can be found in a tree stump next to thecitrus long-horned beetle and therosalia batesi beetle.
Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp &Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete
Real-world information[edit]
The jewel beetle (Chrysochroa fulgidissima) is a buprestid native to Japan and is known as Tamamushi in Japanese. Due to its iridescence, the true color of the bug can be difficult to determine, which is the basis of the expression tamamushi-iro in Japanese. It is used to refer to vague or unclear statements given by a politician.
Metallic colors in beetles may not be due to pigments but rather how the structure of the surface of the exoskeleton refracts light. These features have on rare occasions been preserved in fossils, some as old as 50 million years,as explained here.
Names in other languages[edit]
 | タマムシ tamamushi | Jewel beetle |
 | 비단벌레 bidanbeolle | Jewel beetle |
 | 吉丁虫 jídīngchóng | Jewel beetle |
 | 吉丁蟲 Unknown | |
 | Златка Zlatka | Jewel beetle |
 | Prachtkever | Jewel beetle |
 | Prachtkäfer | Jewel beetle (lit. "splendor beetle") |
 | Escarabajo joya | "Jewel beetle" |
 | Bupreste | From Buprestidae, the family to which these belong |
 | Stigmodera | A specific genus of jewel beetle |
Notes[edit]
- ↑All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.
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