🔓 How to Unlock Insect Catching
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Reach DG Level 6
Complete daily Resident Requests to level up your Developer Grade
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Get a Hobby Expansion Ticket
Earned at DG Levels 2, 3, 5 (save one for Level 6!)
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Visit Naniwa
Find Naniwa near the river in their garden
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Receive Bubble Net
Naniwa gives you the bubble net and teaches the basics
💡 Tip: Consider unlocking Cooking first at DG Level 6 for better profit. Insect Catching is more relaxing but less profitable early on.
🫧 Catching Mechanics
How to Catch Insects
- 1. Equip the Bubble Net from your toolbox
- 2. Approach slowly — don't startle the insect!
- 3. Cast a bubble to capture:
⚡ Quick Bubble
Tap action button for a fast bubble in facing direction. Good for nearby bugs.
🎯 Charged Bubble
Hold action button to enter stealth mode. Walk slowly, charge up, release for precise capture.
Insect Spawn Factors
- 📍 Location — Forest, Flower Field, Onsen Mountain, etc.
- ⏰ Time — Day (6AM-6PM), Night (6PM-6AM), or All Day
- 🌤️ Weather — Sunny, Rainy, or Rainbow
- 📊 Catching Level — Higher levels = rarer insects
🦋 Butterflies & Moths
| Insect | Location | Time | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common Blue Butterfly | Town Square, Central Area | All Day | ☀️🌧️🌈 |
| Common Brimstone | Starter areas | All Day | ☀️🌧️🌈 |
| Peacock Butterfly | Windmill Flower Field | All Day | ☀️🌧️🌈 |
| Blue Morpho Butterfly | Flower Field, Spirit Oak Forest | 6AM-6PM | ☀️🌈 |
| Apollo | Flower Field, Beaches | 6AM-6PM | ☀️ |
| Beautiful Leopard | Fishing Village Wharf | All Day | 🌧️🌈 |
| Chestnut Tiger | Various locations | All Day | ☀️🌧️🌈 |
| Sulkowsky's Morpho ⭐ | Inflatable Insect Attractor | All Day | ☀️🌧️🌈 |
| Red Ring Swallowtail | Flower Field, Forest | All Day | ☀️🌈 |
| Mini Moon Moth | Suburbs | All Day | ☀️🌧️🌈 |
| Bagworm Moth | Flower Field, Forest | 12PM-12AM | ☀️🌧️🌈 |
☀️ = Sunny | 🌧️ = Rainy | 🌈 = Rainbow | ⭐ = Rare/Special
🪲 Beetles
| Insect | Location | Time | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasp Beetle | Forest, Flower Field | All Day | 🌧️🌈 |
| Green Tiger Beetle | Onsen Mountain | All Day | ☀️🌧️🌈 |
| Fire-Colored Beetle | Onsen Mountain | All Day | ☀️🌧️🌈 |
| Amethyst Flower Beetle | Home Lot Rocks | All Day | 🌧️🌈 |
| Sarab Beetle | Forest, Ruins | 6AM-6PM | ☀️ |
| Elegant Flower Beetle | Whale Mountain Flower Field | 6AM-6PM | 🌧️🌈 |
| Minotaur Beetle | Onsen Mountain Ruins | 12AM-6PM | ☀️🌧️🌈 |
| Alpine Longhorn Beetle | Forest Island | All Day | 🌈 |
| Golden Stag Beetle ⭐ | Spirit Oak Pine Forest | All Day | ☀️🌈 |
| Hercules Beetle ⭐ | Forest Deer Tower | 6PM-6AM | ☀️🌈 |
| Rainbow Stag Beetle ⭐⭐ | Bait Insects Event Ruins | All Day | ☀️🌧️🌈 |
⭐ = Rare | ⭐⭐ = Very Rare (Level 10+)
🌟 More Rare Beetles to Hunt
🌈 Rainbow Weather Priority Insects
These rare insects only spawn during rainbow weather. Check your smartwatch forecast and prioritize catching these!
🌈 How to Check Weather
Open your smartwatch → Weather icon → See 5-day forecast. Rainbow days show the 🌈 symbol!
| Insect | Type | Location | Time |
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| 🪲 Rainbow Stag Beetle | Beetle | Deep Forest | 12AM-6AM |
| 🪲 Silver Jewel Beetle | Beetle | Forest | Any |
| 🪲 Golden Jewel Beetle | Beetle | Forest | Any |
| 🪲 Alpine Longhorn Beetle | Beetle | Forest Island | Any |
| 🦋 Glasswing Butterfly | Butterfly | Flower Field | 6AM-12PM |
| 🦋 Blue Morpho Butterfly | Butterfly | Flower Field | 6AM-6PM |
💰 Top Rainbow Day Priority: Rainbow Stag Beetle is the rarest — only spawns 12AM-6AM during rainbow weather in Deep Forest!
💰 Sell Prices (by Star Rating)
| Insect | ★ | ★★ | ★★★ | ★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Brimstone | 30 | 45 | 60 | 120 | 240 |
| Sulkowsky's Morpho | 90 | 135 | 180 | 360 | 720 |
| Peacock Butterfly | 90 | 135 | 180 | 360 | 720 |
| Blue Shieldbug | 110 | 165 | 220 | 440 | 880 |
| Chestnut Tiger ⭐ | 150 | 225 | 300 | 600 | 1200 |
| Rainbow Stag Beetle ⭐⭐ | 440 | 660 | — | — | — |
Sell to Albert Jr. for Gold. Higher star = higher price.
⬆️ Skills & Upgrades
🎯 Netting Skill
Increases bubble net range — catch insects from further away
⭐ Insect Quality
Improved chance of catching higher star-rating insects
🔧 Net Maintenance
Increases bubble net durability for longer catching sessions
✨ Double Catch
Chance to catch 2 insects at once with each capture
🛒 Naniwa's Shop
- • Inflatable Insect Attractor — Spawns rare insects (required for Sulkowsky's Morpho) → See full guide below
- • Sense Booster — Helps locate nearby insects
🫧 Inflatable Insect Attractor Guide
What Is It?
The Inflatable Insect Attractor is a special consumable item that lures rare insects to your location — including the elusive Sulkowsky's Morpho butterfly that can't be found anywhere else!
How to Use
- 1 Go to a good location — Onsen Mountain, Fishing Village, or areas with insect spawn points
- 2 Open inventory and select the Inflatable Insect Attractor
- 3 Place the attractor — rare insects will spawn!
- 4 Catch Sulkowsky's Morpho with your Bubble Net!
⭐ Attractor-Exclusive: Sulkowsky's Morpho
The "Pearl Morpho" — a stunning iridescent butterfly that only spawns from the Inflatable Insect Attractor!
💰 Sell Price: 5-star Sulkowsky's Morpho sells for 720 Gold! Worth the 2,000 Gold investment if you catch multiple.
💡 Tips & Tricks
✅ Do
- • Check weather conditions — Rainbow = best for rare insects!
- • Hunt at night (6PM-6AM) for Hercules Beetle
- • Use charged bubbles for tricky insects
- • Join Bait the Insects Event (DG Level 8+) for rare bugs
- • Keep one of each insect for encyclopedia completion
- • Buy Inflatable Insect Attractor from Naniwa for rare spawns
❌ Don't
- • Run at insects — you'll scare them away!
- • Sell all rare insects — save for encyclopedia first
- • Ignore weather — some insects only appear in rain/rainbow
- • Forget about events — they offer exclusive rare bugs
🎉 Bait the Insects Event
Special Event for Rare Insects
- Unlock: DG Level 8 + Insect Catching hobby
- Location: Onsen Mountain, Crater Lake
- Challenge: Catch as many insects as possible in time limit
- Rewards: Rare insects, Contribution Medals, event prizes
Check event schedule in-game for times!