Butterfly wing
| Butterfly wing | |
|---|---|
| Japanese | ちょうのはね |
| Romaji | Chō no hane |
| Old localisations | N/a |
| Found in | Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest Heroes Dragon Quest Heroes II Dragon Quest of the Stars |
| Effect | Used as an ingredient to create items. |
Butterfly wing is a recurring item in the Dragon Quest series. It is a beautiful and delicate wing taken from a lepidopteran that is used as a crafting ingredient.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]
| Game | Description |
| The charming wing of a fluttering thing. Alchemise it![1] |

Butterfly wings can be dropped by Batterflies, Betterflies, and Dread admirals. One butterfly wing is required to complete Quest #146: Hail to the Queen. It can be sold for 9 gold coins each. Butterfly wings are used in the following alchemy recipes:
| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
| File:DQIX Bow tie.png Bow tie |
Butterfly wing x2 |
Grubby bandage |
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| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
Malleable mask |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Circlet |
Butterfly wing x2 |
Narspicious x2 |
| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
Batterfly knife |
Poison moth knife |
Coagulant x3 |
Butterfly wing x3 |
Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]
Butterfly wings are used as a material for crafting weapons and armour or in Alchemy to give an Agility bonus to footwear. It can be purchased from a material shop for 200 gold coins each or dropped by various monsters, including Killerpillars, Damselflies, and Splutterflies.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]
| Game | Description |
| The light, lustrous wing of a fluttering thing.[2] |
Butterfly wings can be purchased from the southern roving emporium in the Gallopolis Region for 180 gold coins or picked up from sparkly spots in the Heliodorian Foothills, the Emerald Coast, the Costa Valor, the Zwaardsrust Region, the Dundrasil Region, and the Arborian Highlands. One wing can be found in Heliodor Castle. The wings also have a 1⁄8 chance of being dropped by Horknights and Vicious horknights. It can be sold for 45 gold coins.
Butterfly wings are used in the following recipes for the Fun-Size Forge:
- Recipe: Enchantress's gloves = Cottontop x2 + Duneberry + Butterfly wing
- Recipe: Batterfly knife = Silver ore x2 + Coagulant + Butterfly wing
- Recipe: Malleable mask = Silver ore x2 + Butterfly wing x2 + Narspicious
- Recipe: Bunny suit = Narspicious x2 + Butterfly wing x2 + Green eye
- Recipe: Papillon mask = Mythril ore x2 + Butterfly wing + Coagulant + Narspicious x2
- Recipe: Phantom mask = Platinum ore x2 + Butterfly wing x2 + Evencloth x3 + Slipweed x3 + Spectralite
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below[edit | edit source]
Butterfly wings can be dropped by Chimaeras and Magi or received from King Flaminio in exchange for 1 mini medal onboard the Stonecloud. It can be used in the quick recipes for the Bunny tail and Gold bracers in the Alchemy Pot or sold for 3 gold coins. Two butterfly wings are required to complete Quest #059: Sibling Revelry.
Dragon Quest Heroes II[edit | edit source]
Butterfly wings can be used as a material to improve various accessories or sold for 3 gold coins. They can be dropped by Magi and Minidemons.
Dragon Quest of the Stars[edit | edit source]
Butterfly wing is a 1★ item that is used to create Bow ties.
In Other Languages[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- Pages with broken file links
- Dragon Quest IX items
- Dragon Quest IX alchemy ingredients
- Dragon Quest X items
- Dragon Quest X materials
- Dragon Quest XI items
- Dragon Quest XI materials
- Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below materials
- Dragon Quest Heroes II materials
- Dragon Quest of the Stars items

