To catch Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Great Purple Emperor players must first be certain that they are looking during the correct months. More specifically, this insect only spawns in the Northern Hemisphere from the beginning of May through the end of August and in the Southern Hemisphere from the beginning of November through the end of February. This is a four month window within which to obtain the Great Purple Emperor in ACNH, and that should be a sufficient amount of time.
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Additionally, players must be certain that they are hunting for this new bug in Animal Crossing: New Horizons at the correct time of day. This is because the Great Purple Emperor butterfly appears only from 4am to 7pm, and while this is fairly substantial time frame it could prove slightly inconvenient for fans that typically play at night.
When a player has confirmed that they are looking for a Great Purple Emperor butterfly in Animal Crossing: New Horizons during a time and month that it spawns, all that is left is to run around until one is located. Indeed, these bugs can be found flying around randomly, and fans should keep their eyes up for a purple and black butterfly with yellow spots. Notably, the spawn rate for the Great Purple Emperor is somewhat low, and players may want to breed flowers to entice them to appear.
To summarize, fans that want to catch ACNH’s Great Purple Emperor butterfly should hunt between the hours of 4am and 7pm. They should do this only during the months of May, June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and during the months of November, December, January, and February in the Southern Hemisphere. They should exercise a bit of patience as they search the skies for a purple and black butterfly, and players can sell the bug at Nook’s Cranny for 3,000 Bells once it is caught.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now for Nintendo Switch.
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