Golden Butterfly

by VULKK Database TeamUpdated November 03, 2026

The Golden Butterfly is a Legendary Insect you can catch to complete one of the Mysterious Animals Challenges in Crimson Desert.

Alchemy

Ingredient

Source

Exploration

A reliable source / location for this item.

An butterfly with broad, ornate wings, with tiny scales on the surface. It features a slender, elongated body and thin antennae, and mainly feeds on nectar from flowers. Active during the day, it flies gracefully and can be found in a range of places, including mountains, fields, and gardens.

How to Obtain

You can find the Golden Butterfly in front of Jijeong Temple in southeast Demeniss. The butterfly will be usually hanging around the small pond near the stone steps and the wooden arch at the end of the courtyard.

Additional Info

You can first obtain the Sighting of the Golden Butterfly if you want its location to marked on your map, but you are not required to purchase this document.

The Sighting and the Butterfly itself were added with Update 2.04.00. They are part of the base game, not the paid DLC.

Catching the beetle will complete the Catch the golden rhinoceros beetle challenge from the Mysterious Animals challenges tab. The other challenges include the other two new Legendary Insects, the Hyacinth Macaw, and the Iron Eagle. It is possible the developers may add more with new patches.

The eagle and macaw were added to the game much earlier.

You can use the Kuku Insect Gatherer’s Pack, but you have to be quite close to the beetle. And it’s bright shiny gold, so it’s not going to be difficult to spot.