Sea butterfly
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| Name:Clione limacina (naked sea butterfly) Family:Clionidae(sea butterflies) | ||||||||
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Names in other languages クリオネ 海天使 Clione Mariposa marina Cavolinia Морской ангел 클리오네 海天使 Papillon de mer Mariposa marina See-Engel Zeevlinder | ||||||||
Thesea butterfly[nb 1] is aseafish in theAnimal Crossing series introduced inAnimal Crossing: Wild World. In games prior toAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, it is available exclusively duringwinter - inNew Horizons, this was extended to include winter and earlyspring. During its seasonality window, the sea butterfly is the only saltwater fish with a tiny shadow size.
Catch details[edit]
InWild World[edit]
InCity Folk[edit]
InNew Leaf[edit]
InPocket Camp[edit]
| Availability (Pocket Camp Complete) | WinterUnknown |
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| Availability (Pocket Camp) | Not currently available
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| Location |  Saltwater Shores |
| Shadow size | Tiny |
| Size | 2.5 cm – 3.5 cm |
| Rarity | ★★ |
| Selling price |  300Bells |
| Version added | Unknown |
| Villager gift data | Tier: 3 (Uncommon+) Rewards:
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Friendship pointsInNew Horizons[edit]
InAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, the sea butterfly appears as a default item inWade's house.
"I caught a sea butterfly! Try not to confuse it for a sea moth!"
| Time of year | North: Dec – Mar South: Jun – Sep |
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| Time of day | All day |
| Location | Sea |
| Shadow size | Tiny |
| Rarity | Common |
| Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny: 1,000Bells C.J.: 1,500Bells |
| Furniture size |  |
Donating to the museum[edit]
The sea butterfly can be donated to themuseum by talking toBlathers. Below is what he says during the donation:
InWild World[edit]
The sea butterfly is placed in the large sea tank in the aquatic display in the back room.
InCity Folk[edit]
- Missing Blathers donation quote.
It occupies a large glass tube in the lower-right corner of the fish exhibition, with other small sea fish.
InNew Leaf[edit]
Upon donation, the information board outside the tank that houses the sea butterfly says:
InNew Horizons[edit]
When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" inNew Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:
When the sea butterfly is donated, six of them will appear in the northern room of the fish exhibit, in a tall tubular tank with a large icicle in the center of it that resembles a glowing crystal. It is one of the few fish which the museum will have multiple of upon its donation.
Fishing Tourney[edit]
During aFishing Tourney, when given a sea butterfly,Chip will say the following dialogue.
InCity Folk[edit]
InNew Leaf[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information[edit]
The sea butterfly that appears in the series is specifically theClione limacina, also known as the naked sea butterfly, sea angel, and common clione. They can be found in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean, Antarctic Ocean and in the North Atlantic; mirrored, in-game, by their appearance during the winter months. They can grow up to 5 centimeters in length.
Names in other languages[edit]
 | クリオネ kurione | Clione |
 | 클리오네 keullione | Clione |
 | 海天使 hǎi tiānshí | Sea angel |
 | Морской ангел Morskoy angel | Sea angel |
 | Zeevlinder | Sea butterfly |
 | See-Engel | Sea angel |
 | Mariposa marina | Sea butterfly |
 | Clione | Clione |
 | Papillon de mer | Sea butterfly |
 | Cavolinia | A different genus of sea butterfly |
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