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How to catch Queen Alexandra's Birdwing in Animal Crossing New Horizons
How to catch Queen Alexandra's Birdwing in Animal Crossing New Horizons

How to catch Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing in Animal Crossing New Horizons

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The month has May is here, meaning a brand new batch of fish and bugs to catch in New Horizons. In case you didn’t see our guide, we put together a list of new fish and bugs to catch this month. In this guide, we’ll take a look at how to catch Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing in Animal Crossing New Horizons.

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How to catch Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing in Animal Crossing New Horizons

The Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing is a butterfly that spawns around flowers during the months of May through September in the Northern Hemisphere between 8 AM to 4 PM. It’s important to note that this butterfly cannot spawn during rain, so make sure you are paying attention to that.

  • Bug: Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing Butterfly
  • Time of Day: 8 AM – 4 PM
  • Northern Hemisphere Months: May – September
  • Southern Hemisphere Months: November – March
  • Selling Price: 4000 Bells

Butterflies are one of the easier bugs to catch in the game because they do not get scared away when you try to catch them. Butterflies only spawn near flowers, and Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing is no exception. If you are having some trouble finding this butterfly, it might be time to grow some more flowers on your island.

Above you can see a picture of what Queen Alexandria’s Birdwing looks like in Animal Crossing New Horizons. You can see the wings are a bluish-green color. Be on the lookout for that if you need to catch this one for your Critterpedia.

There aren’t really any tips and tricks we can give you to help increase your odds of catching one of these. All you can do is have plenty of flowers on your island and wait for one to show up. Make sure your net is not broken, otherwise it might be gone by the time you go back for it.

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