Golden Bug

Collecting Golden Bugs is a long, and sometimes tedious sidequest within Twilight Princess. Collecting them all leads to two wallet upgrades, each with a higher maximum rupee capacity. Scattered across the land are 24 golden insects, collectible in any order. Link cannot buy certain sidequest items, i.e. the Magic Armor, without receiving the Big Wallet, the prize rewarded after collecting and handing over the first bug to "Princess" Agitha, the esteemed bug collector in Hyrule Castle Town. After collecting all the bugs and returning them to Agitha, she shares her "happiness" with Link by giving him the Giant's Wallet, enabling him to carry up to 1000 rupees. The first bug in a male-female pair will earn Link a purple rupee (50), and each completed bug pair earns Link an orange rupee (100).

The golden bugs glow in the dark, so they are easier to find at night, and are attracted to Link's lantern, making them easier to catch. Some of them may be out of reach and Link will need to use the Clawshot or Gale Boomerang to collect them. The collection of golden bugs is an optional sidequest and is not required for completion of the game.

There are 12 types of Golden Bugs, and a male (♂) and female (♀) of each type, for a total of 24 to bring back to Agitha for her golden bug ball. She sings a short, and sometimes disturbing, verse about each bug she receives.


 * 1) Ant Li'l ant, li'l ant, I might mistake you for a grain and put you in my cereal...
 * 2) Mantis Li'l mantis, li'l mantis, if I had sickles like that, I could slice onions better...
 * 3) Butterfly Li'l butterfly, li'l butterfly, I want to be wrapped up in that powder, too...
 * 4) Phasmid Li'l phasmid, li'l phasmid, I want to tie your long antennae into bows...
 * 5) Dayfly Li'l dayfly, li'l dayfly, I want to take your colorful tail and make the loveliest braid ever...
 * 6) Stag Beetle Li'l stag beetle, li'l stag beetle, your spiky pinchers are so sharp! They must feel so good...
 * 7) Ladybug Li'l ladybug, li'l ladybug, if I was smaller, I would get on your back and we'd fly around...
 * 8) Grasshopper Li'l grasshopper, li'l grasshopper, I'd love to tickle your belly all day long...
 * 9) Beetle Li'l beetle, li'l beetle, I want to use that shiny shell as a pillow and fall asleep...
 * 10) Pill Bug Li'l pill bug, li'l pill bug, I wish I was smaller so I could roll you around like a ball...
 * 11) Snail Li'l snail, li'l snail, just once I'd like to take a bath in that slime...
 * 12) Dragonfly Li'l dragonfly, li'l dragonfly, when you look at me with those great big eyes, I...

For information on the exact locations and method of capture of each bug, see the

See also: Wallet