This mod adds Butterflies with a full life cycle to the world of Minecraft. It features several Butterfly species as well as several Moth species. Most are based on real-life Butterflies but a few are pure fantasy creatures.
There are several species of Butterfly and Moths in the mod, each with their own design and behaviour. Some will be larger, some will move faster, some will live longer than others. Some are dimorphic, some love apples, some will live in wood or fruit.
Butterflies can be caught or released using a Butterfly Net. Once caught, they can be bottled and placed in the world as decorative objects. They can also be pinned to paper if you want to keep a record of them.
Butterflies will lay Eggs in leaves if they get close to them. The Eggs will eventually hatch into Caterpillars. If a player breaks the Eggs, they will drop. Players can then replant these Eggs on other leaves.
After living on the leaves for a short time, a Caterpillar will eventually build a chrysalis. If the Caterpillars end up on any other block, they will instead starve to death.
Players can pick up Caterpillars and move them to other leaf blocks if they wish.
Built by Caterpillars, these will eventually hatch into new Butterflies within the world. These cannot be moved by players and will be destroyed if they attempt to do so.
Butterflies will occasionally fly toward and pollinate flowers. This will spawn flower buds that will eventually bloom into full flowers.
In order to gain nutrients, butterflies will swarm around mud puddles. This will extend their lifespan meaning they won't die as quickly. To create a mud puddle just place a Mud Block next to a Water Source (use Clay Blocks in versions of Minecraft without mud).
Butterflies can be bred by players feeding them their favourite flower (or other plant). You will need to learn what their favourite food is by studying the Lepidopterist's Book.
Some Moth cocoons will drop Silk, which can be crafted into string or paper. Unfortunately, this kills the Moth.
Scrolls can be examined using the Butterfly Microscope, so you can learn more about the various species. You can also use the Microscope to place the Scrolls in a Lepidopterist's Book, allowing the player to collect all the information in one place.
Butterflies and Caterpillars can be placed into jars. These are decorative items that can be placed in the world. Butterflies and Caterpillars placed this way will not die, lay Eggs or create Chrysalises.
If you want to get the Butterfly or Caterpillar back, they can be released by using the bottle while not highlighting a block.
These can be filled with food to allow automated breeding of Butterflies. They can only take one stack at a time though.
This new Villager will provide players with Butterfly-related trades. The Wandering Trader has also been updated to offer new trades as well.
Butterfly Banners and Butterfly Origami add some flavour for builders and collectors.
These creatures look like Butterflies, but are actually aliens intent on taking over your Minecraft world. Be wary if you encounter them.
If you are wanting a more peaceful experience, such as in cottagecore mod packs, these mobs can be disabled in the configs (see below).
There are a few secret features in the mod. Books with ancient poetry, strange Moths from hell, and Butterfly-related structures. Can you discover them all?
You can customize Butterfly behaviors by editing the config file located in your installation folder under:
/mods/Butterflies-common.toml
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
double_Egg_chance |
Chance a Butterfly lays double Eggs (range 0 to 1). | 0.0625 |
Egg_limit |
Maximum Eggs a Butterfly can lay (range 0 to 1024). | 1 |
max_density |
Maximum Butterflies per 32x32x32 block area before breeding is disabled; 0 to disable limit. | 16 |
enable_lifespan |
If true, Butterflies will have natural lifespans and can die. | true |
enable_pollination |
If true, Butterflies will pollinate flowers, helping them spread. | true |
enable_hostile_butterflies |
If true, Peacemaker Butterflies will spawn in your world. | true |
You can enable debug information by editing the config file located in your save folder under:
/serverconfig/Butterflies-server.toml.
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
debug_info |
If set to true, debug information will be rendered |
false |
Although this mod is a passion project of mine, that doesn't mean I've done all of this alone. Others have helped by contributing code, reporting bugs, and making suggestions. The following is an incomplete list of users that have helped with the project.
- Andepthy (2)
- BonsUnleashed (1)
- Spagles (1)
- mxnmnm (4)
- FunkyPig112 (2)
- katubug (2)
- ZLLZTMNB (2)
- al-wei (1)
- dandalous (1)
- IMS212 (1)
- Sandiozo (1)
- SociallyAwkrd (1)
- tayvill (1)
- Zelioth (2)
- Zelioth (2)