Butterfly (Hunter)

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. 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 areas. They are oftentimes 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 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 large wander radius. When examined it says, 'These look much better in the wild!'

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 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).
 * If you click anywhere directly underneath a butterfly, your character will still attempt to chase and capture it.
 * Interestingly, releasing a butterfly looks similar to Link using a fairy in the Legend of Zelda game series.

Butterfly