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Guthixian butterflies are creatures that are manifestations of Guthix's memories. They can rarely spawn when picking a butterfly flower plant, when gaining Farming experience in the Crwys Clan district while the Voice of Seren is active, surface skilling in Menaphos with an overall reputation rank of 4 (those spawns can be toggled off by speaking to the Impling collector) or higher, or while harvesting divine energy with the Harmony of Naragun buff activated. Picking up an engram and rising up in prestige in the Memorial to Guthix will always spawn one.

When caught, players are awarded experience in their lowest skill (the one with the least experience) and the caught butterfly disappears in a puff of coloured smoke. If the butterfly outfit is worn, butterflies are always caught on the first attempt. A player with all skills at level 99 will gain experience in any of the skills with a higher level cap, as long as they are below level 120, otherwise they gain experience in the lowest experience skill. Experience awarded can be turned off by talking to either Memstix by the Tribute stone north of Falador or Orla at the Memorial to Guthix.

They initially appeared worldwide during the Tribute to Guthix event, but were removed from the game with the conclusion of the event on 2 April 2013. Afterwards they were returning during the Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza in 2014 and the corresponding Easter event every year afterwards.

During the events, catching five butterflies unlocked one of fifteen Guthixian memories. Each butterfly restored 15% of either your life points, Prayer points, or your Summoning level, whichever was depleted most. If all three stats were at or above their maximum, one was randomly selected and temporarily boosted up to 5% above its maximum. Only twenty butterflies could be caught for experience each day, and subsequent butterflies gave only stat boosts or restoration. Players having completed the 2016 Easter event were able to catch 5 more butterflies daily that year. Butterflies spawned by in-game activities were not affected by the daily cap, did not restore stats, and did not contribute to unlocking memories.

Butterflies caught after the daily limit also did not count towards unlocking Guthixian memories, limiting the daily number to four. Players could continue to catch the butterflies for fun, but simply received the message "You manage to catch the butterfly." It was possible to talk to Memstix to toggle on/off receiving experience when catching Guthixian butterflies.

## Experience

Experience gained from the butterflies acts like the Tears of Guthix distraction and diversion. Experience for elite skills like Invention is half of the table below.

The experience $x$ gained at level $l$ is:

$x = \begin{cases} 6 \times l & \text{if } l < 40 \\ 16 \times l & \text{if } 40\le l < 80 \\ 22 \times l & \text{if } l \ge 80 \end{cases}$
Experience table
Level Experience
(each)
Experience
(for 20)
Level Experience
(each)
Experience
(for 20)
Level Experience
(each)
Experience
(for 20)
1 6 120 41 656 13,120 81 1,782 35,640
2 12 240 42 672 13,440 82 1,804 36,080
3 18 360 43 688 13,760 83 1,826 36,520
4 24 480 44 704 14,080 84 1,848 36,960
5 30 600 45 720 14,400 85 1,870 37,400
6 36 720 46 736 14,720 86 1,892 37,840
7 42 840 47 752 15,040 87 1,914 38,280
8 48 960 48 768 15,360 88 1,936 38,720
9 54 1,080 49 784 15,680 89 1,958 39,160
10 60 1,200 50 800 16,000 90 1,980 39,600
11 66 1,320 51 816 16,320 91 2,002 40,040
12 72 1,440 52 832 16,640 92 2,024 40,480
13 78 1,560 53 848 16,960 93 2,046 40,920
14 84 1,680 54 864 17,280 94 2,068 41,360
15 90 1,800 55 880 17,600 95 2,090 41,800
16 96 1,920 56 896 17,920 96 2,112 42,240
17 102 2,040 57 912 18,240 97 2,134 42,680
18 108 2,160 58 928 18,560 98 2,156 43,120
19 114 2,280 59 944 18,880 99 2,178 43,560
20 120 2,400 60 960 19,200 100 2,200 44,000
21 126 2,520 61 976 19,520 101 2,222 44,440
22 132 2,640 62 992 19,840 102 2,244 44,880
23 138 2,760 63 1,008 20,160 103 2,266 45,320
24 144 2,880 64 1,024 20,480 104 2,288 45,760
25 150 3,000 65 1,040 20,800 105 2,310 46,200
26 156 3,120 66 1,056 21,120 106 2,332 46,640
27 162 3,240 67 1,072 21,440 107 2,354 47,080
28 168 3,360 68 1,088 21,760 108 2,376 47,520
29 174 3,480 69 1,104 22,080 109 2,398 47,960
30 180 3,600 70 1,120 22,400 110 2,420 48,400
31 186 3,720 71 1,136 22,720 111 2,442 48,840
32 192 3,840 72 1,152 23,040 112 2,464 49,280
33 198 3,960 73 1,168 23,360 113 2,486 49,720
34 204 4,080 74 1,184 23,680 114 2,508 50,160
35 210 4,200 75 1,200 24,000 115 2,530 50,600
36 216 4,320 76 1,216 24,320 116 2,552 51,040
37 222 4,440 77 1,232 24,640 117 2,574 51,480
38 228 4,560 78 1,248 24,960 118 2,596 51,920
39 234 4,680 79 1,264 25,280 119 2,618 52,360
40 640 12,800 80 1,760 35,200 120 2,640 52,800

## Messages

### General message

• You manage to catch the butterfly (X/Y of your daily limit for XP).
• Y being either 20 normally or 25 in 2016 if the player completed the 2016 Easter event.
• You manage to catch the butterfly. You have now caught your daily limit for XP; you should return for more tomorrow!

### Skill based messages

Skill based messages are the same as the ones when doing Tears of Guthix. During the events and depending on the image that is shown when caught, the butterflies boost your life points, prayer points or summoning points.

Skill Message
Attack You feel a brief surge of aggression.
Defence You feel very defensive.
Prayer You suddenly feel very close to the gods.
Magic You feel magical power coursing through your body.
Constitution You feel very healthy.
Agility You feel very nimble.
Herblore You gain a deep understanding of all kinds of strange plants.
Thieving You feel your respect for others' property slipping away.
Crafting Your fingers feel nimble and suited to delicate work.
Fletching You gain a deep understanding of wooden sticks.
Mining You gain a deep understanding of the stones of the earth.
Smithing You gain a deep understanding of all types of metal.
Fishing You gain knowledge about various sea creatures.
Cooking You gain knowledge about various cuisines.
Firemaking You have a brief urge to set light to something.
Woodcutting You gain a deep understanding of the trees in the wood.
Runecrafting You gain a deep understanding of runes.
Slayer You gain a deep understanding of many strange creatures.
Farming You gain a deep understanding of the cycles of nature.
Construction You feel homesick.
Hunter You briefly experience the joy of the hunt.
Summoning You feel at one with nature.
Dungeoneering You feel the mysteries of Daemonheim unravel.
Divination You briefly feel the power of the anima mundi pass over you.
Invention You suddenly find your mind is full of ideas.

## During events

The butterflies appeared during the Tribute to Guthix, Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza, 2016, 2017 Easter events, and the Spring Fayre (2018).

### Locations

The butterflies could be found in various places across the world. They were located on the minimap and appeared as yellow dots.

### Rewards

When caught, these butterflies give experience on the lowest skill. The amount of experience increases with the skill level. If you have at least 99 in all skills but don't have level 120 Dungeoneering, you'll get experience for Dungeoneering.

Catching butterflies also boosts Summoning, Prayer, and Life points above the nominal maximum. The boosted skill is shown in the glow after the butterfly is caught. Free players may see a Summoning glow but their summoning level cannot be restored to over 5, in the case of a past member.

The Summoning boost does not allow you to infuse pouches higher than your normal level, but it does allow you to do Ancient Effigies above your normal level.

## Trivia

• The butterflies have a chance to clip through some walls.
• In rare cases, if two Guthixian butterflies are both on the same square, catching one of them will result in both being caught for full XP and boosts (if applicable), as if each was caught separately.
• When the daily limits reset, the total number of butterflies caught by a player that day is not updated until you at least exit to the lobby. If you are logged in and the timer resets, any caught butterflies will count towards the previous day's counter until you relog.
• Prior to the release of Invention, a player with all skills at level 99 would gain Dungeoneering experience if their Dungeoneering level was below 120, otherwise they gained experience in the lowest experience skill. This is also the case with Tears of Guthix. This was fixed on 23 March 2016.