Butterfly

A Butterfly is a free flying in-game insect that can be found in most regions. Unlike pigs, a butterfly does not require feeding.

A butterfly gives milk which can be changed to into Cheese. A Butterfly Milker will allow you to collect milk from butterflies in your home remotely. You need to be skilled in Remote Herdkeeping to use a Butterfly Milker.

Butterfly Eggs hatch to give Caterpillars which grow up into Butterflies.

Actions

Interacting (milking, massaging, etc) with a Butterfly is probably one of the most oft-complained task in the game. The easiest way is to accomplish this is to use the keyboard instead of the mouse.

Steps:

1. Use the mouse or "Enter" key (preferred) to "activate" the butterfly action menu.
2. Move the mouse out of the way.
3. Use the following action keyboard shortcuts
   • "g": Massage
   • "k": Milk
   • "n": Sing

Massage

Massaging a butterfly requires the use of Butterfly Lotion unless you are skilled in Animal Kinship V. You can massage a butterfly twice in a single game day.

Name

With the skill Animal Kinship IV, you have the ability to name or rename a Butterfly.

Milk

Milking a butterfly gives you Butterfly Milk. Unless skilled in Animal Kinship VI, you need to massage the butterfly before milking. You can milk a butterfly twice in a single game day.

Sing

Singing to a butterfly gives you a mood and XP boost. This however incurs a significant energy cost so care should be taken.