Bug collecting

Releasing Butterflies

A Sim releases caught Butterflies

Releasing Fireflies

A Sim releases caught Fireflies

Not to be confused with Glitches.

Bug Catching was first introduced in The Sims 2: Seasons, allowing Sims to catch butterflies and fireflies. The Sims 2: FreeTime allows the catching of bugs and adding them to a collection. The Sims 2 Castaway for DS, allows the player to gather bugs, to either eat, trade and keep and collect. The Sims 3 also features collecting butterflies and beetles.

Bug Catching

This section describes features that are only available in Seasons.

Butterflies appear during the day and fireflies in the evening. A Sim can try to catch a butterfly or firefly in a jar by clicking on the tile where they appear. It may take several tries before they catch one. Once one is caught Sims can view them inside the jar or release them. If they are left in the jar they will die.

With FreeTime, Sims who catch butterflies might occasionally put them in their bug collection.

Enter cheat mode:
type: ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C
Turn the cheat on: bugJarTimeDecay on
Turn the cheat off: bugJarTimeDecay off
Notes: Enabling this cheat will make caught butterflies and fireflies live forever.

Hunt Bugs

This section describes features that are only available in The Sims 2: FreeTime.

There are three types of bugs a Sim can catch: Beetles, Butterflies and Spiders. To catch bugs, click on an area outside and select "Hunt Bugs". Sims will continue this action indefinitely but will not always catch anything. Once a Sim catches a bug it will be placed in their collection box, which can be found in their inventory. Players can view the collection by placing it on the lot and selecting "View". When Sims go hiking, they might catch a bug. If they already have that bug in the collection, they'll release it. A Sim must have enthusiasm in the Nature hobby to be able to collect all of the bugs.

Collections

Complete collection of Beetles

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The Sims 3

Butterflies and beetles are also collectible in The Sims 3.

Butterflies

Butterfly	Rarity	Value	Where?
Moth	Common	§5	Base Neighborhood
Monarch Butterfly	Common	§10	Base Neighborhood
Zephyr Metalmark Butterfly	Common	§25	Base Neighborhood
Red Admiral Butterfly	Common	§35	Base Neighborhood
Mission Blue Butterfly	Uncommon	§55	Base Neighborhood
Green Swallowtail Butterfly	Uncommon	§100	Base Neighborhood
Royal Purple Butterfly	Uncommon	§150	Base Neighborhood
Silver-Spotted Skipper Butterfly	Rare	§400	Base Neighborhood
Zebra Butterfly	Rare	§791	Base Neighborhood
Rainbow Butterfly	Extraordinarily Unusual	§1400	Base Neighborhood
Crypt Moth	Uncommon	§65	Egypt
Cleopatra Butterfly	Extraordinarily Unusual	§1200	Egypt
Bamboo Straight Swift Butterfly	Common	§20	China
Yellow Band Dart Butterfly	Rare	§430	China
Two-Tailed Pasha Butterfly	Uncommon	§110	France
Glowy Fly	Extraordinarily Unusual	§1500	France
Green Will-O'-The-Wisp	Uncommon		Base Neighborhood
Blue Will-O'-The-Wisp	Rare		Base Neighborhood
Pink Will-O'-The-Wisp	Extraordinarily Unusual		Base Neighborhood

A Sim with the Red Admiral butterfly.
Ten types of butterflies in terrariums

Beetles

Beetle	Rarity	Max Value	Where?
Cockroach	Common	§1	Base Neighborhood
Ladybug	Common	§10	Base Neighborhood
Japanese Beetle	Common	§15	Base Neighborhood
Water Beetle	Common	§30	Base Neighborhood
Light Beetle	Uncommon	§50	Base Neighborhood
Rhinocerous Beetle	Uncommon	§100	Base Neighborhood
Stag Beetle	Uncommon	§210	Base Neighborhood
Spotted Beetle	Rare	§500	Base Neighborhood
Trilobite Beetle	Rare	§750	Base Neighborhood
Rainbow Beetle	Extraordinarily Unusual	§1400	Base Neighborhood
Scarab	Uncommon	§180	Egypt
Red Assassin Bug	Rare	§800	China
Cerambyx	Common	§70	France
Termite	Common	§5	Base Neighborhood
Spider	Common	§15	Base Neighborhood

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