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[[File:Hunting_butterfly.png|thumb|A player catching a butterfly with a net.]]
[[File:Barehanded catch.png|thumb|150px|A player catching a butterfly with his bare hands.]][[File:ReleaseButterfly.gif|right|thumb|A player releasing a butterfly.]]
'''Butterflies''' are caught using the [[Hunter]] skill. To catch butterflies, a player must have a [[butterfly jar]] in their inventory while wielding a [[butterfly net]], [[magic butterfly net]], [[sacred clay butterfly net]], [[volatile clay butterfly net]] or you must be unarmed. A butterfly can be netted by only one player, the one who attempted to capture it first. The butterfly may be released from the jar immediately, allowing players to hunt another (butterfly jars are reusable).

They give low experience, and are best combined with some form of trapping. Some butterflies can be used to boost the combat skills of other players in [[multi-combat area]]s. They are often used in [[Castle Wars]] to boost the stats of teammates.

With high Hunter and [[Agility]] levels, players can catch butterflies with their bare hands. This yields much more Hunter experience than usual, and also gives a small amount of Agility experience. However, players cannot wield weapons while attempting to catch a butterfly barehanded, and any butterflies caught in this fashion are immediately released.

When catching butterflies, it is recommended to find a butterfly's spawn and stick to catching that particular butterfly. Since butterflies [[respawn]] in a few seconds, it may be beneficial to stay in one place rather than run around trying to find another butterfly to catch. In addition, some butterflies have smaller [[Wander radius|wander radii]] than others. Players may find it useful to locate a butterfly that does not wander far from its respawn point, because the player will earn faster experience than if he/she was training on a butterfly with a very small wander radius.

When examined it says, 'These look much better in the wild!'

==Butterflies==
{|class="wikitable"
!Hunter Level
!Image
!Creature
!Location
!Experience
!Effect
!GE Price
|-
|15 / 80 (and 75 [[Agility]])
|[[File:Ruby harvest.png|Ruby harvest]]
|[[Ruby harvest]]
|[[Hunter#Woodland|Woodland]]
|24 / 300
|Raises another player's [[Attack]] by 20%
|{{Coins|Amount={{:Exchange:Ruby harvest (item)|View=price}}}}
|-
|25 / 85 (and 80 [[Agility]])
|[[File:Sapphire glacialis.png|Sapphire glacialis]]
|[[Sapphire glacialis]]
|[[Hunter#Snow|Snow]]
|34 / 400
|Raises another player's [[Defence]] by 20%
|{{Coins|Amount={{:Exchange:Sapphire glacialis|View=price}}}}
|-
|35 / 90 (and 85 [[Agility]])
|[[File:Snowy knight.png|Snowy knight]]
|[[Snowy Knight]]
|[[Hunter#Snow|Snow]]
|44 / 500
|Restores another player's [[life points]] by 20%
|{{Coins|Amount={{:Exchange:Snowy knight (item)|View=price}}}}
|-
|45 / 95 (and 90 [[Agility]])
|[[File:Black warlock.png|Black warlock]]
|[[Black warlock]]
|[[Hunter#Jungle|Jungle]]
|54 / 650
|Raises another player's [[Strength]] by 20%
|{{Coins|Amount={{:Exchange:Black warlock (item)|View=price}}}}
|}
Butterflies do '''NOT''' give these bonuses when released via the right-click option. It must be used on another player to boost the other players stats.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Butterfly enchanted valley.png|A butterfly found in the [[Enchanted Valley]].
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*There are several varieties of butterfly throughout Gielinor that cannot be caught. Some such butterflies include the Blue Morpho butterfly (found in Lumbridge), the Viceroy butterfly (found in Isafdar and east of Lumbridge castle), and the Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (found in the Tree Gnome Stronghold).
*The [[Forge regent]] [[summoning familiar]] is also classified as a butterfly. Its tertiary ingredient is a [[Ruby harvest]] butterfly (in a jar).

{{WP also}}
[[fi:Butterfly]]
[[Category:Hunter creatures]]