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The world ofPaliais full of beauty, from the natural landscapes to the creatures that inhabit them. It’s no wonder that plenty of villagers, and Tau, request that you capture Brighteye butterflies from time to time. Brighteyes are not as plentiful as some butterflies and therefore, harder to find.
Whether you need one now, or you’d like to have some of these luminous butterflies on hand at all times, you’ll need to know where to find them and how to catch them without going through all your smoke bombs. Find out the easiest way to capture these eye-catching insects.
Palia is currently in open beta, and therefore, subject to change. We will update this article as needed.
Where To Find Brighteye Butterflies
Brighteye butterfliescan befound only in Bahari Bay. They tend tostay in forested areas, and can often be found around thehills south of Tamala’s house.
Afiery orange glowlets you know there’s a Brighteye butterfly nearby, which makes them easier to spot in shaded areas. You can find themoccasionally close to pathwaysas well, but they’llstill usually be close toareas with pine trees.
Brighteye butterflies tend to staylower to the ground. They can sometimes befound on the hilltopsthat have pine trees, so be sure to search those areas as well.
How To Catch Brighteye Butterflies
Brighteye butterflies can be caughtwithout the use of expensive itemssuch as honey lures orbuzzy jars. If youuse theSneaky Smoke Bombs, you’ll be able to catch a Brighteye usually withtwo to three of the smoke bombs.
If you only have theStandard Smoke Bombs, make sure you have plenty because you’ll probably need quite a few more, especially if you encounter a star-quality butterfly.
Brighteye butterflies aren’t usually very speedy, but you can usea smoke candleto help yousneak up on themmore easily if you want to ensure success. Approach themslowlyif you don’t have a smoke candle active.
You canget recipes to craft smoke bombsand other helpfulitems such as the smoke candlebypurchasing them from Auni. You’ll have to be a high enough level in the bug-catching skill to access certain recipes.
Best Times To Catch The Brighteye Butterfly
you’re able to technicallyfind the Brighteye butterfliesfrom3am to 6pmin Bahari Bay. The best time, however, to catch a Brighteye butterfly isfrom 3am to around 11amin-game.
They’re easier to spot in theearly morning hoursdue to their gold-colored glow. Most of the other insects that are out from 3am to 6amhave blue and green glows.
