Thunderwing Butterfly

Thunderwing Butterflies are recurring Creatures and Items in The Legend of Zelda series.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Location and Uses

069 (069Master Mode) Thunderwing Butterfly	Description This rare butterfly only shows itself when it rains. The organs in its body produce an insulating compound. When made into an elixir, it offers electrical resistance.
	Common Locations Hyrule Ridge Gerudo Highlands

Hearts Recovered No restorative effect	Cooking Effects Shock Resistance

Thunderwing Butterflies can be found flying on Hyrule Ridge and in the Gerudo Highlands and can be caught be sneaking up on them. Beedle also sells Thunderwing Butterflies at Lakeside Stable, Riverside Stable, and Tabantha Bridge Stable. They can be combined with Monster Parts to make an Electro Elixir, which grants Shock Resistance when used.^[1] The Kochi Dye Shop can also use Thunderwing Butterflies to create Yellow Dye.

75 Thunderwing Butterfly	Description This rare butterfly only shows itself when it rains. The organs in its body produce an insulating compound. When made into an elixir, it offers electrical resistance.
	Common Locations Thunderhead Isles Faron Grasslands

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Thunderwing Butterflies are required to upgrade the following pieces of Armor at a Great Fairy Fountain:

Armor	Charged Headdress
Level	★★
Materials	5Electric Lizalfos Horns 3Thunderwing Butterflies
Armor	Charged Shirt
Level	★★
Materials	5Electric Lizalfos Horns 3Thunderwing Butterflies
Armor	Charged Trousers
Level	★★
Materials	5Electric Lizalfos Horns 3Thunderwing Butterflies

Armor	Level	Materials
Charged Headdress	★★	5Electric Lizalfos Horns 3Thunderwing Butterflies
Charged Shirt	★★	5Electric Lizalfos Horns 3Thunderwing Butterflies
Charged Trousers	★★	5Electric Lizalfos Horns 3Thunderwing Butterflies

Total Thunderwing Butterflies required: 9

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.

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Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japanese	ビリビリアゲハ (Biribiri ageha) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}
Chinese^{TRTraditional}	酥麻鳳蝶 (Sūmá fèngdié) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}
Chinese^SISimplified	酥麻凤蝶 (Sūmáfèngdié) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}
Dutch	Bliksemvlinder ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| HWAoCHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)}^[4]^[5]	Lightning butterfly
French^EUEuropean	Papillon volt ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}
German	Zitterflügler ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}
Italian	Farfalla saetta ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}	Bolt butterfly
Korean	찌릿찌릿호랑나비 (Jjiritjjirithorangnabi) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}
Russian	Грозовая бабочка (Grozovaya babochka) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}
Spanish^{LALatin American}	Mariposa nubarrón ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}
Spanish^EUEuropean	Mariposa electro ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Thunderwing Butterfly
This rare butterfly only shows itself when it rains. The organs in its body produce an insulating compound. When made into an elixir, it offers electrical resistance. — Inventory (Breath of the Wild)
↑ Thunderwing Butterfly
This rare butterfly only shows itself when it rains. The organs in its body produce an insulating compound. When made into an elixir, it offers electrical resistance. — Inventory (Tears of the Kingdom)
↑ Thunderwing Butterfly
This rare butterfly only shows itself when it rains. The organs in its body produce an insulating compound, providing resistance to electricity. — Spoils (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
↑ Bliksemvlinder — Material (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)
↑ Bliksemvlinder — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild)