Thunderwing Butterfly

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

Location and Uses

Breath of the Wild

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.

Tears of the Kingdom

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

Other Appearances

Age of Calamity

Non-Canon Information

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

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Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland English^BRBritish	Thunderwing Butterfly ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[4]
Japan Japanese	ビリビリアゲハ (Biribiri Ageha) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[5]
The People's Republic of China Chinese^SISimplified	酥麻凤蝶 (Sūmáfèngdié) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[6]
The Republic of ChinaThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaThe Macao Special Administrative Region of China Chinese^{TRTraditional}	酥麻鳳蝶 (Sūmá fèngdié) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[7]
The Kingdom of the Netherlands Dutch	Bliksemvlinder ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[8]^[9]	Lightning ButterflyEditor warning: Conflicting meanings in data
Canada French^CACanadian	Papillon volt ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[10]^[11]
The French Republic French^EUEuropean	Papillon volt ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[12]^[13]
The Federal Republic of Germany German	Zitterflügler ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[14]
The Italian Republic Italian	Farfalla saetta ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild \| AoCAge of Calamity)}^[15]^[16]	Bolt butterfly
The Republic of Korea Korean	찌릿찌릿호랑나비 (Jjiritjjirithorangnabi) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[17]
The Federative Republic of Brazil Portuguese^BRBrazilian	Borboleta trovejante ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[18]
The Russian Federation Russian	Грозовая бабочка (Grozovaya babochka) ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[19]
Latin America Spanish^{LALatin American}	Mariposa nubarrón ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[20]
The Kingdom of Spain Spanish^EUEuropean	Mariposa electro ^{(BotWBreath of the Wild)}^[21]
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

Age of Calamity
Thunderwing Butterfly icon

References

↑ ^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 (Age of Calamity)
↑ Thunderwing Butterfly — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, British English version)
↑ ビリビリアゲハ — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Japanese version)
↑ 酥麻凤蝶 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Simplified Chinese version)
↑ 酥麻鳳蝶 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Traditional Chinese version)
↑ Bliksemvlinder — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Dutch version)
↑ Bliksemvlinder — Material (Age of Calamity, Dutch version)
↑ Papillon volt — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Canadian French version)
↑ Papillon volt — Material (Age of Calamity, Canadian French version)
↑ Papillon volt — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, European French version)
↑ Papillon volt — Material (Age of Calamity, European French version)
↑ Zitterflügler — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, German version)
↑ Farfalla saetta — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Italian version)
↑ Farfalla saetta — Material (Age of Calamity, Italian version)
↑ 찌릿찌릿호랑나비 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Korean version)
↑ Borboleta trovejante — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Brazilian Portuguese version)
↑ Грозовая бабочка — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Russian version)
↑ Mariposa nubarrón — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Latin American Spanish version)
↑ Mariposa electro — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, European Spanish version)

[Inventory-1] 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)

[2] 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)

[3] 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 (Age of Calamity)

[nomenclature-ref-1-4] Thunderwing Butterfly — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, British English version)

[nomenclature-ref-2-5] ビリビリアゲハ — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Japanese version)

[nomenclature-ref-3-6] 酥麻凤蝶 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Simplified Chinese version)

[nomenclature-ref-4-7] 酥麻鳳蝶 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Traditional Chinese version)

[nomenclature-ref-5-8] Bliksemvlinder — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Dutch version)

[nomenclature-ref-6-9] Bliksemvlinder — Material (Age of Calamity, Dutch version)

[nomenclature-ref-7-10] Papillon volt — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Canadian French version)

[nomenclature-ref-8-11] Papillon volt — Material (Age of Calamity, Canadian French version)

[nomenclature-ref-9-12] Papillon volt — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, European French version)

[nomenclature-ref-10-13] Papillon volt — Material (Age of Calamity, European French version)

[nomenclature-ref-11-14] Zitterflügler — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, German version)

[nomenclature-ref-12-15] Farfalla saetta — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Italian version)

[nomenclature-ref-13-16] Farfalla saetta — Material (Age of Calamity, Italian version)

[nomenclature-ref-14-17] 찌릿찌릿호랑나비 — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Korean version)

[nomenclature-ref-15-18] Borboleta trovejante — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Brazilian Portuguese version)

[nomenclature-ref-16-19] Грозовая бабочка — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Russian version)

[nomenclature-ref-17-20] Mariposa nubarrón — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, Latin American Spanish version)

[nomenclature-ref-18-21] Mariposa electro — Hyrule Compendium (Breath of the Wild, European Spanish version)

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Thunderwing Butterfly

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Location and Uses

Breath of the Wild

Tears of the Kingdom

Other Appearances

Age of Calamity

Nomenclature

Gallery

See Also

References

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Location and Uses

Breath of the Wild

Tears of the Kingdom

Other Appearances

Age of Calamity

Nomenclature

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See Also

References

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