Smotherwing Butterfly

Smotherwing Butterflies,^{(BotWBreath of the Wild | TotKTears of the Kingdom | AoCAge of Calamity)}^[1]^[2]^[3] also known as Papilio vulcensis,^{(TotKTears of the Kingdom)}^[4] are recurring Creatures and Items in The Legend of Zelda series.

Location and Uses

Breath of the Wild

070 (070Master Mode) Smotherwing Butterfly	Description This rare butterfly lives in volcanic regions. Its body contains a heat-resistant liquid, which can be turned into a topical elixir that offers resistance to flames.
	Common Locations Eldin Canyon Death Mountain

Hearts Recovered No restorative effect	Cooking Effects Flame Guard

Smotherwing Butterflies can be found in areas of Death Mountain and Eldin Canyon with Scorching Climates, often on the edges of lava lakes. Beedle also sells them at East Akkala Stable and Wetland Stable. Using one in a Cooking Pot with Monster Parts will result in a Fireproof Elixir, which will grant Link Flame Guard.^[1] They can also be used at the Kochi Dye Shop as an ingredient to make Gray Dye.

When upgrading Fireproof Armor at a Great Fairy Fountain, three Smotherwing Butterflies and three Moblin Guts are needed to upgrade each piece to its third tier. In addition, five Smotherwing Butterflies and two Hinox Guts are needed to upgrade each piece to its final tier.

Armor	Flamebreaker Armor
Level	★★★
Materials	3Smotherwing Butterflies 3Moblin Guts
Armor	Flamebreaker Armor
Level	★★★★
Materials	5Smotherwing Butterflies 2Hinox Guts
Armor	Flamebreaker Boots
Level	★★★
Materials	3Smotherwing Butterflies 3Moblin Guts
Armor	Flamebreaker Boots
Level	★★★★
Materials	5Smotherwing Butterflies 2Hinox Guts
Armor	Flamebreaker Helm
Level	★★★
Materials	3Smotherwing Butterflies 3Moblin Guts
Armor	Flamebreaker Helm
Level	★★★★
Materials	5Smotherwing Butterflies 2Hinox Guts

Armor	Level	Materials
Flamebreaker Armor	★★★	3Smotherwing Butterflies 3Moblin Guts
Flamebreaker Armor	★★★★	5Smotherwing Butterflies 2Hinox Guts
Flamebreaker Boots	★★★	3Smotherwing Butterflies 3Moblin Guts
Flamebreaker Boots	★★★★	5Smotherwing Butterflies 2Hinox Guts
Flamebreaker Helm	★★★	3Smotherwing Butterflies 3Moblin Guts
Flamebreaker Helm	★★★★	5Smotherwing Butterflies 2Hinox Guts

Total Smotherwing Butterflies required: 24

Tears of the Kingdom

76 Smotherwing Butterfly	Description This rare butterfly lives in volcanic regions. Its body contains a heat-resistant liquid, which can be turned into a topical elixir that offers resistance to flames.
	Common Locations Death Mountain Eldin Canyon

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Other Appearances

Age of Calamity

Non-Canon Information

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Trivia

In Tears of the Kingdom, Beedle says that the scientific name (i.e. binomial nomenclature) for the Smotherwing Butterfly is Papilio vulcensis.^[4] Papilio is a real genus of swallowtail butterflies which means "butterfly" in Latin, while the fictional specific name vulcensis appears to be derived from vulcano ("volcano") and -ensis, a suffix indicating a place of origin. However, the proper term as used in some real-life specific names would be vulcanensis.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland English^BRBritish	Smotherwing Butterfly ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[5]
Japan Japanese	ヒケシアゲハ (Hikeshi Ageha) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[6]
The People's Republic of China Chinese^SISimplified	耐火凤蝶 (Nàihuǒfèngdié) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[7]
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China Chinese^{TRTraditional}	耐火鳳蝶 (Nàihuǒ fèngdié) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[8]
The Kingdom of the Netherlands Dutch	Doofvlinder ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[9]^[10]	Extinguish Butterfly
Canada French^CACanadian	Papillon ignifus ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[11]^[12]
The French Republic French^EUEuropean	Papillon ignifus ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[13]^[14]
The Federal Republic of Germany German	Löschflügler ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[15]
The Italian Republic Italian	Farfalla ignifuga ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[16]^[17]	Fireproof butterly
The Republic of Korea Korean	방염호랑나비 (Bangyeomhorangnabi) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[18]
The Federative Republic of Brazil Portuguese^BRBrazilian	Borboleta abrasadora ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[19]
The Russian Federation Russian	Пожарная бабочка (Pozharnaya babochka) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[20]
Latin America Spanish^{LALatin American}	Mariposa chimenea ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[21]
The Kingdom of Spain Spanish^EUEuropean	Mariposa ignífuga ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[22]
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

Age of Calamity
Smotherwing Butterfly icon

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Smotherwing Butterfly
This rare butterfly lives in volcanic regions. Its body contains a heat-resistant liquid, which can be turned into a topical elixir that offers resistance to flames. — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Smotherwing Butterfly
This rare butterfly lives in volcanic regions. Its body contains a heat-resistant liquid, which can be turned into a topical elixir that offers resistance to flames. — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom)
↑ Smotherwing Butterfly
This rare butterfly lives in volcanic regions. Its body contains a heat-resistant liquid, said to provide resistance to flames. — Spoils (Age of Calamity)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 The smotherwing butterfly catch your eye? Ah, good ol' Papilio vulcensis! You've never heard of Papilio vulcensis?! It's what you call a smotherwing when you're doing science with it. But "smotherwing butterfly" is a lot easier to say. — Beedle (Tears of the Kingdom)
↑ Smotherwing Butterfly — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, British English version)
↑ ヒケシアゲハ — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Japanese version)
↑ 耐火凤蝶 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Simplified Chinese version)
↑ 耐火鳳蝶 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Traditional Chinese version)
↑ Doofvlinder — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Dutch version)
↑ Doofvlinder — Material (Age of Calamity, Dutch version)
↑ Papillon ignifus — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Canadian French version)
↑ Papillon ignifus — Material (Age of Calamity, Canadian French version)
↑ Papillon ignifus — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, European French version)
↑ Papillon ignifus — Material (Age of Calamity, European French version)
↑ Löschflügler — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, German version)
↑ Farfalla ignifuga — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Italian version)
↑ Farfalla ignifuga — Material (Age of Calamity, Italian version)
↑ 방염호랑나비 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Korean version)
↑ Borboleta abrasadora — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Brazilian Portuguese version)
↑ Пожарная бабочка — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Russian version)
↑ Mariposa chimenea — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Latin American Spanish version)
↑ Mariposa ignífuga — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, European Spanish version)

[Inventory-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Smotherwing Butterfly
This rare butterfly lives in volcanic regions. Its body contains a heat-resistant liquid, which can be turned into a topical elixir that offers resistance to flames. — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)

[2] Smotherwing Butterfly
This rare butterfly lives in volcanic regions. Its body contains a heat-resistant liquid, which can be turned into a topical elixir that offers resistance to flames. — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom)

[3] Smotherwing Butterfly
This rare butterfly lives in volcanic regions. Its body contains a heat-resistant liquid, said to provide resistance to flames. — Spoils (Age of Calamity)

[Beedle-4] 4.0 ^4.1 The smotherwing butterfly catch your eye? Ah, good ol' Papilio vulcensis! You've never heard of Papilio vulcensis?! It's what you call a smotherwing when you're doing science with it. But "smotherwing butterfly" is a lot easier to say. — Beedle (Tears of the Kingdom)

[nomenclature-ref-1-5] Smotherwing Butterfly — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, British English version)

[nomenclature-ref-2-6] ヒケシアゲハ — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Japanese version)

[nomenclature-ref-3-7] 耐火凤蝶 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Simplified Chinese version)

[nomenclature-ref-4-8] 耐火鳳蝶 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Traditional Chinese version)

[nomenclature-ref-5-9] Doofvlinder — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Dutch version)

[nomenclature-ref-6-10] Doofvlinder — Material (Age of Calamity, Dutch version)

[nomenclature-ref-7-11] Papillon ignifus — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Canadian French version)

[nomenclature-ref-8-12] Papillon ignifus — Material (Age of Calamity, Canadian French version)

[nomenclature-ref-9-13] Papillon ignifus — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, European French version)

[nomenclature-ref-10-14] Papillon ignifus — Material (Age of Calamity, European French version)

[nomenclature-ref-11-15] Löschflügler — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, German version)

[nomenclature-ref-12-16] Farfalla ignifuga — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Italian version)

[nomenclature-ref-13-17] Farfalla ignifuga — Material (Age of Calamity, Italian version)

[nomenclature-ref-14-18] 방염호랑나비 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Korean version)

[nomenclature-ref-15-19] Borboleta abrasadora — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Brazilian Portuguese version)

[nomenclature-ref-16-20] Пожарная бабочка — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Russian version)

[nomenclature-ref-17-21] Mariposa chimenea — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Latin American Spanish version)

[nomenclature-ref-18-22] Mariposa ignífuga — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, European Spanish version)

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Smotherwing Butterfly

Contents

Location and Uses

Breath of the Wild

Tears of the Kingdom

Other Appearances

Age of Calamity

Trivia

Nomenclature

Gallery

See Also

References

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Breath of the Wild

Tears of the Kingdom

Other Appearances

Age of Calamity

Trivia

Nomenclature

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See Also

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