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**Butterflies & Dragonflies**
\n—
\nThis datapack adds 12 unique variants of Butterflies and Dragonflies into your world! You can catch them in a *bugnet*, or kill them to display their bodies.<\/p>\n

*Butterflies:*
\n—
\nThere are 8 kinds of butterflies, and they can spawn almost anywhere other passive mobs can spawn. Here are the butterfly variants:<\/p>\n

– Apollo
\n– Blue Morpho
\n– Colorado Hairstreak
\n– Clouded Sulphur
\n– Malachite
\n– Monarch
\n– Red Lacewing
\n– Zebra Longwing<\/p>\n

You can see what each of these types look like in the gallery.<\/p>\n

*Dragonflies:*
\n—
\nThere are 4 kinds of dragonflies, and they can spawn around rivers, swamps, and mangrove swamps. The dragonfly has a special ability to hover every little while. Here are the dragonly variants:<\/p>\n

– Blue Dasher
\n– Eastern Pondhawk
\n– Eight-Spotted Skimmer
\n– Roseate Skimmer<\/p>\n

You can see what each of these types look like in the gallery.<\/p>\n

*Bugnet:*
\n—
\nYou can craft yourself a bugnet with two sticks and three string. Here is how to craft it: <\/p>\n

![Recipe](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/43ff8ca0f2a3c8b0fbcd70183515fca1a0869fdb.png)<\/p>\n

Right-click on a butterfly or dragonly with a bugnet to catch it! The bugnet will be displayed as a “Filled Bugnet” and will tell you in the lore of the item what insect has been caught. You can right-click again to release your critter!.<\/p>\n

*Other Info:*
\n—
\nOnce the datapack is installed, operators can use the following commands to manually summon butterflies and dragonflies:<\/p>\n

\nOP Commands<\/summary>\n

—<\/p>\n

**Summoning Butterflies**
\n—
\n“\/function butterfly:summon\/butterfly\/TYPE” – This summons the TYPE of butterfly you want.<\/p>\n

“\/function butterfly:summon\/butterfly\/TYPE_persistent” – This summons the type of butterfly you want, however it will not despawn.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

“\/function butterfly:summon\/butterfly\/random” This summons a random butterfly.<\/p>\n

“\/function butterfly:summon\/butterfly\/random_persistent” This summons a random butterfly, however it will not despawn.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

**Summoning Dragonflies**
\n—
\n“\/function butterfly:summon\/dragonfly\/TYPE” – This summons the TYPE of dragonfly you want.<\/p>\n

“\/function butterfly:summon\/dragonfly\/TYPE_persistent” – This summons the type of dragonfly you want, however it will not despawn.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

“\/function butterfly:summon\/dragonfly\/random” This summons a random dragonfly.<\/p>\n

“\/function butterfly:summon\/dragonfly\/random_persistent” This summons a random dragonfly, however it will not despawn.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

Thank you!<\/p>\n

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