Butterfly wing

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Butterfly wing
Butterfly wing xi icon.png
Japanese ちょうのはね
Romaji Chō no hane
Old localizations N/a
Found in Dragon Quest IX
Dragon Quest X
Dragon Quest XI
Dragon Quest Heroes
Dragon Quest Heroes II
Dragon Quest of the Stars
Effect Used as an ingredient to create items.

Butterfly wing is a recurring item in the Dragon Quest series. It is a beautiful and delicate wing taken from a lepidopteran that is used as a crafting ingredient.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]

GameDescription
DQ9-LOGO-ICON.png
The charming wing of a fluttering thing. Alchemise it![1]
Icon in IX

Butterfly wings can be dropped by Batterflies, Betterflies, and Dread admirals. One butterfly wing is required to complete Quest #146: Hail to the Queen. It can be sold for 9 gold coins each. Butterfly wings are used in the following alchemy recipes:

Item Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3
DQIX Bow tie.png
Bow tie
Butterfly wing
Butterfly wing x2
DQIX Grubby bandage.png
Grubby bandage
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Item Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3
DQIX Malleable mask.png
Malleable mask
DQIX circlet.png
Circlet
Butterfly wing
Butterfly wing x2
NarspiciousIXicon.png
Narspicious x2


Item Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3
DQIX Dread dagger.png
Batterfly knife
DQIX Dread dagger.png
Poison moth knife
DQIX Coagulant.png
Coagulant x3
Butterfly wing
Butterfly wing x3


Item Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3
DQIX Dread dagger.png
Dread dagger
DQIX Dread dagger.png
Batterfly knife
DQIX Disturbin turban.png
Disturbin' turban
Butterfly wing
Butterfly wing x5


Dragon Quest X[edit]

Butterfly wings are used as a material for crafting weapons and armour or in Alchemy to give an Agility bonus to footwear. It can be purchased from a material shop for 200 gold coins each or dropped by various monsters, including Killerpillars, Damselflies, and Splutterflies.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]

GameDescription
DQ11-LOGO-ICON.png
The light, lustrous wing of a fluttering thing.[2]

Butterfly wings can be purchased from the southern roving emporium in the Gallopolis Region for 180 gold coins or picked up from sparkly spots in the Heliodorian Foothills, the Emerald Coast, the Costa Valor, the Zwaardsrust Region, the Dundrasil Region, and the Arborian Highlands. One wing can be found in Heliodor Castle. The wings also have a 18 chance of being dropped by Horknights and Vicious horknights. It can be sold for 45 gold coins.

Butterfly wings are used in the following recipes for the Fun-Size Forge:

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below[edit]

Butterfly wings can be dropped by Chimaeras and Magi or received from King Flaminio in exchange for 1 mini medal onboard the Stonecloud. It can be used in the quick recipes for the Bunny tail and Gold bracers in the Alchemy Pot or sold for 3 gold coins. Two butterfly wings are required to complete Quest #059: Sibling Revelry.

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End[edit]

Butterfly wings can be used as a material to improve various accessories or sold for 3 gold coins. They can be dropped by Magi and Minidemons.

Dragon Quest of the Stars[edit]

Butterfly wing is a 1★ item that is used to create Bow ties.

In Other Languages[edit]

Language Translation Meaning
ICON-FLAG-ES.png EspañolAla de mariposaSpanish for "butterfly wing".
ICON-FLAG-FR.png FrançaisAile de papillonFrench for "butterfly wing".
ICON-FLAG-DE.png DeutschSchmetterlingsflügelGerman for "butterfly wing".
ICON-FLAG-IT.png ItalianoAla di farfallaItalian for "butterfly wing".

References[edit]

  1. Nintendo DS version.
  2. Sony PlayStation 4, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One versions.