"I caught a Raja Brooke butterfly! What a cute red collar!" —City Folk

Raja Brooke Butterfly

Scientific Name

Trogonoptera brookiana (Wallace, 1855)

Family

Papilionidae - Butterflies

Time of Year

May to August

Time of Day

8am to 5pm (May)
8am to 7pm (June)
8am to 5pm (July)

Location

Near Freshwater

Size

140 mm

Catch Size ^(NL)

N/A

Rarity

Rare

Selling Price

2,500 Bells

Appearance

Animal Crossing: City Folk,
Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Regional Names

Troides brookiana: (Red-collared Bird Feathers 赤襟鳥翅揚羽). Birdwing: (Toribanechou 鳥翅蝶/ Toribaneageha 鳥翅揚羽)

The Raja Brooke Butterfly is a rare insect that was introduced in City Folk. It is the only butterfly to be attracted to water, rather than plants. It is easier to find and catch between morning and noon.

Donating to the MuseumEdit

In City FolkEdit

Upon donating to the museum, Blathers the curator will say;

"...I must say, I'm quite impressed with your ability to catch such an impressive butterfly... The Raja Brooke butterfly, I must tell you, is one of the larger tiger butterflies. Naturally, its antennae and proboscis also rank as some of the largest around. Be not proud, vile beast! Your cute red collar and fancy name do not fool Blathers!"

It can be found in the bottom-left enclosure in the insect exhibit, flying around the pond.

In New LeafEdit

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Encyclopedia Information Edit

Once the player has caught a particular fish or bug, they can find information about it in the bug or fish menus. Once the Raja Brooke butterfly has been caught, the following information can be found in the bug menu:

City FolkEdit

''Flashing black wings with bright green markings make it easy to identify." Size- About 140mm Habitat- Noon Season- Summer

Raja Brooke in the Animal Crossing: City Folk museum.

Raja Brooke in Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Posed according to Animal Crossing: City Folk texture map.

Original posing from Animal Crossing: City Folk map.

Animal Crossing: City Folk texture map.

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Further InformationEdit

This birdwing butterfly shares a close relation with the better known swallowtails, as noted by Blathers in-game, and with the Parnassius genus they form the family Papillionidae. The Rajah Brooke has distinctive black and electric-green markings, which are more prominent in the males, while the females have white markings. Both have a crimson head and collar. It was named and described by Alfred R. Wallace in 1855, after James of Sarawak (the Rajah of Sarawark). It is also called the Rajah Brooke butterfly, and spelling it as "Raja" is often considered as a mistake though both are acceptable.

They can be found in the rainforests of Borneo and the Malaysian Peninsula, and is featured as the national butterfly of Malaysia. It is registered as an endangered species under conservation protection.

A female.

The underside is seldom seen as they like basking with open wings.

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