Violin beetle
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| Name:Mormolyce phyllodes Family:Carabidae - Ground Beetles | ||||||||
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Names in other languages バイオリンムシ 提琴虫 Mormolyce Escarabajo violín Carabo violino Листовидная жужелица 바이올린벌레 提琴蟲 Mormolyce Escarabajo violín Geigenkäfer Vioolkever | ||||||||
Theviolin beetle is aninsect that appears inAnimal Crossing: City Folk,Animal Crossing: New Leaf andAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. They can be found on tree stumps of regular and cedartrees, and are uncommon. InNew Horizons, it can be caught from latespring into earlysummer and again duringfall, spawning all day unlike in previous games.
Catch details[edit]
InCity Folk[edit]
"I caught a violin beetle! And the world's tiniest violin plays a sad song."
| Description | These resemble violins--hence the name. They are so thin, they fit in wood gaps. |
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| Time of year | Jun; Sep – Nov |
| Time of day | Jun: 4 AM – 7 PM Sep – Oct: 4 AM – 5 PM Nov: 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | On tree stumps |
| Bug size | 40 mm |
| Rarity | Very uncommon |
| Selling price |  260Bells |
| Furniture size |  |
InNew Leaf[edit]
"I caught a violin beetle! But how do I tune it?"
| Time of year | Jun; Sep – Nov |
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| Time of day | Jun: 4 AM – 7 PM Sep – Oct: 4 AM – 5 PM Nov: 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Location | On tree stumps |
| Size | 51 mm |
| Rarity | Very uncommon |
| Selling price | 260Bells |
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InNew Horizons[edit]
"I caught a violin beetle! Apparently I'm as fit as a fiddle!"
| Time of year | North: May – Jun; Sep – Nov South: Mar – May; Nov – Dec |
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| Time of day | All day |
| Location | On tree stumps |
| Weather | Any except rain |
| Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny: 450Bells Flick: 675Bells |
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Donating to the museum[edit]
As with all insects in theAnimal Crossing series, the Violin Beetle can be donated to themuseum followed by a small talk byBlathers.
InCity Folk[edit]
After the player has donated a Violin Beetle to the museum,Blathers will say this:
The violin beetle can be found on the tree stump, located on the middle level of the insect section.
InNew Leaf[edit]
Upon being donated, the beetle can be found in the left-hand back room of the bug exhibit, sharing a large tree stump with thelonghorn beetle. The exhibit has this to say about the violin beetle:
InNew Horizons[edit]
When donated, the violin beetle can be found in the main room of the bug exhibit, on a tree stump to the left of the northernmost bridge.
Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information[edit]
According to the in-game encyclopedia,"These resemble violins-- hence the name. They are so thin, they fit in wood gaps."
Mormolyce phyllodes, commonly known as theviolin beetle, is a species of ground beetles in the subfamily Lebiinae. These beetles possess a flat leaf-shaped, shiny black or brown body with distinctive violin-shaped translucent elytra (hence the common name). This characteristic mimicry protects them against predators, while their flat shaped body allow them to dwell in soil cracks or under the bark and leaves of trees.
Both adults and larvae are predators, feeding on insect larvae. For defense purposes, they secrete the poisonous butyric acid.
Names in other languages[edit]
 | バイオリンムシ baiorin-mushi | Violin beetle |
 | 바이올린벌레 baiollinbeolle | Violin beetle |
 | 提琴虫 tíqínchóng | Violin beetle |
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 | Листовидная жужелица Listovidnaya zhuzhelitsa | Violin beetle |
 | Vioolkever | Violin beetle |
 | Geigenkäfer | Violin beetle |
 | Escarabajo violin | Violin beetle |
 | Mormolyce | Genus name |
 | Carabo violino | Violin beetle |
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