Darner dragonfly

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Artwork of darner dragonfly
Real-world info
Name: Anax parthenope
Family: Aeshnidae
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 ギンヤンマ
 绿胸晏蜓
 綠胸晏蜓
 왕잠자리
 Anax napolitain
 Anax napolitain
 Libélula caballito del diablo
 Libélula caballito del diablo
 Libellula depressa
 Дозорщик
 Königslibelle
 Zuidelijke keizerlibel

The darner dragonfly is a bug in the Animal Crossing series that appears in all games to date. It can be found flying around the town or near water sources. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can appear from mid spring to mid fall.

Catch details[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

#11
Darner dragonfly
"I caught a darner dragonfly! Darn, I'm good!"

Time of year[nb 1] Jun – Aug
Time of day 8 AM – 5 PM
Location Flying
Weather Any except rain
Selling price  200 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Wild World[edit]

#23

Darner dragonfly
"I caught a darner dragonfly! Darn right, I did!"

Description Look for the bull's-eye on their foreheads!
Time of year Jun – Aug
Time of day 8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times N/A
Location Flying
Bug size 76 mm
Rarity Common
Selling price  200 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In City Folk[edit]

#24

Darner dragonfly
"I caught a darner dragonfly! It's darn cute!"

Description These are called "mosquito hawks" for their predatory habits.
Time of year Jun – Aug
Time of day 8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times N/A
Location Flying
Bug size 76 mm
Rarity Uncommon
Selling price  200 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf[edit]

#27

Darner dragonfly
"I caught a darner dragonfly! I got darn lucky!"

Time of year Jun – Aug
Time of day 8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times 4 PM – 5 PM
Location Flying
Size 77 mm
Rarity Uncommon
Selling price  200 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Pocket Camp[edit]

#11

Darner dragonfly

Availability Not currently available
  • 2019-07-19 – 2020-03-27
  • 2020-06-29 – 2020-09-09
  • 2021-06-29 – 2021-08-29
  • 2022-06-23 – 2022-09-19
  • 2023-06-28 – 2023-09-15
Location Sunburst Island PC Map Icon.png Sunburst Island
Size 73.7 mm – 80.2 mm
Rarity
Selling price  10 Bells
Version added Unknown
Villager gift data Tier: 1 (Common)

Rewards:

  •  100 Bells
  • +2 Heart PC Icon.png Friendship points


In New Horizons[edit]

#33

Darner dragonfly
"I caught a darner dragonfly! It better watch its mouth!"

Time of year North: Apr – Oct
South: Oct – Apr
Time of day 8 AM – 5 PM
Location Flying near water
Weather Any except rain
Spawn requirement Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 230 Bells
 Flick 345 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


Donating to the museum[edit]

As with all insects in the Animal Crossing series, the darner dragonfly can be donated to the museum followed by a small talk by Blathers.

In Animal Crossing[edit]

"<Player>, have you ever peered closely into a dragonfly's eyes? Blech! Ghastly, really"

In Wild World[edit]

Although reluctant, Blathers will add the Darner Dragonfly to the museum's collection. He will also give a short speech about it;

"Tell me, were you aware dragonflies lay their eggs in the water? They do. Juvenile dragonflies are called "nymphs", you know. And they're grotesque too... Yes, sadly, not even youth can render vile insects attractive, I'm afraid."

The dragonfly can be found flitting about in the second room of the insect exhibit after being given to the museum. Every now and then, it comes in to rest on a patch of weeds in the center of the exhibition space.

In City Folk[edit]

Blathers will accept the darner dragonfly for addition to the museum's insect exhibit:

"At first glance, the darner dragonfly, like all dragonflies, appears to be quite a sleek bug, wot? But in its larval stage, this bug is a beastly little carnivore... I suppose if one were being eaten, one wouldn't care if whoever was doing the devouring looked sleek..."

After donation, the darner dragonfly can be seen flying around on the lower level of the insect room. Occasionally, it will land on the water of the nearby pond for a few seconds.

In New Leaf[edit]

Upon being donated, the dragonfly can be found in the first room of the bug exhibit, flying around the pond and occasonally resting on the fence. The exhibit has this to say about the Darner Dragonfly:

"The heads and thoraxes of darner dragonflies are colored a lovely yellow green. The males have a light-blue spot on their bellies, which is not a trait the females share. Darner dragonflies can usually be seen flying around bodies of water such as lakes or ponds."

In New Horizons[edit]

Blathers has this to say about the darner dragonfly:

""The darner dragonfly is a very fast dragonfly, flying at speeds up to 40 miles per hour! They all have a distinctive green hue, but the males have blue underbellies while females have yellow ones. It all sounds pleasant enough, no? Well, did you know their young eat tadpoles...and even some small fish! Worse, these creepy carnivores will eat each other in a pinch! Grotesque does not describe it..."

Once donated, the darner dragonfly can be found on a stick in the pond next to the waterfall at the upper left area of the main exhibit with the banded dragonfly

Gallery[edit]

Real-world information[edit]

Darner dragonflies are quite common in real life. They can be seen usually dashing around bodies of water such as lakes or ponds.

The creature in the games is mostly likely the lesser emperor (Anax parthenope), as this species is found throughout Europe, Asia, and northern Africa.

More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

Names in other languages[edit]

Japanese ギンヤンマ
gin'yanma
Anax parthenope (lit. "silver dragonfly")

Korean 왕잠자리
wangjamjari
Anax parthenope (lit. "royal dragonfly")

Simplified Chinese 绿胸晏蜓
lǜxiōng yàntíng
Anax parthenope (lit. "green-chested darner")

Traditional Chinese 綠胸晏蜓
Unknown

Russian Дозорщик
Dozorshchik
Anax

Dutch Zuidelijke keizerlibel Anax parthenope (lit. "southern darner")

German Königslibelle Darner, lit. "Regal dragonfly"

European Spanish Libélula caballito del diablo From "libélula" (dragonfly) and "caballito del diablo" (damselfly)

European French Anax napolitain Anax parthenope (lit. "Anax dragonfly from Napoli")

Italian Libellula depressa Libellula depressa, the broad-bodied chaser (likely mistranslation)

Notes[edit]

  1. All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.