Butterfly (Hunter)

Butterflies and moths are a type of Hunter creature that can be caught while wielding a butterfly net or magic butterfly net. They can also be caught barehanded, which requires a Hunter level 10 above the normal requirement. Multiple players may attempt to catch a given butterfly at the same time.

When released (or caught without a butterfly jar in the inventory), butterflies will boost the player's combat skills. Catching a butterfly in a jar allows it to be stored away for later. In a multi-combat zone, jarred butterflies may be used on another player to share the effect with them and up to three players within a 5x5 area of the target. They can also be made into hunter's mixes, which affect the consuming player and up to three players within a 5x5 area of them. Players must have Accept Aid toggled on to receive the boost. Using jarred butterflies or hunter's mixes has no level requirements.

As butterflies give low amounts of experience, they are best combined with some form of trapping. Nevertheless, when catching butterflies, it is recommended to find a butterfly's spawn point 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 a smaller wander radius than others; it may be useful to find a butterfly that does not wander far from its respawn point, as this will result in less running and faster experience compared to one with a very large wander radius.

If one does choose to run between spawns, upwards of 55,000 xp/h can be achieved by running between Black warlock, Snowy knight, and Sapphire glacialis spawns west of the Farming Guild and using energy-restoring potions.

Butterflies

Level	Creature		Location	XP	Effect	Item		GE Price
15		Ruby harvest	Woodland	24	Raises a player's Attack by 15% + 4, rounded down		Ruby harvest	236
25		Sapphire glacialis	Snow	34	Raises a player's Defence by 15% + 4, rounded down		Sapphire glacialis	606
35		Snowy knight	Snow	44	Restores a player's Hitpoints by 15		Snowy knight	946
45		Black warlock	Jungle	54	Raises a player's Strength by 15% + 4, rounded down		Black warlock	499
65		Sunlight Moth	Savannah	74	Restores 20% + 6 of a player's reduced stats (excluding Prayer), and heals 8 Hitpoints		Sunlight moth	498
75		Moonlight moth	Savannah	84	Restores 22 of a player's prayer points		Moonlight moth	734