Game Help:Sims 3 Bug Collecting

From SimsWiki

Jump to: navigation, search
Sims 3 Game Help Categories:

Custom Content  | Installation  | Gameplay Guides  | Technical & Graphics Issues  | Miscellaneous Issues

MTS Help Q&A Forums

Search: 


All ten types of butterflies from the base game in terrariums.
Enlarge
All ten types of butterflies from the base game in terrariums.
Sims can catch both butterflies and beetles in The Sims 3, as part of the Collecting skill. Bugs are caught via the "Catch" interaction when you see butterflies fluttering in the air, or beetles crawling on the ground. Different types of bugs can be found in different places, and it may take your sims quite a while to locate the rarest and most valuable bugs.

Bug Collecting can be used to earn money. You can sell beetles and butterflies directly from your sim's inventory, though selling them to the science facility will earn you even greater money.

You can also place your bugs in terrariums simply by dragging the bug out of your inventory. Terrariums can be placed on the floor or tables, and can stack up to four high. You don't have to tend the bugs in the terrariums once they're placed - they simply become a living decoration that your sims can view.

You can give your bugs names, whether they're in inventory or in the terrarium.

A sim catching a Glowy Fly in France.
Enlarge
A sim catching a Glowy Fly in France.



[edit]

Butterflies

This is a list of all available butterflies to catch in the game. Note: Values given are approximate and actual values may be more or less.

Icon Type Expansion Rarity Value
Image:ButterflyMoth.jpg Moth Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Common §5
Image:ButterflyMonarch.jpg Monarch Butterfly Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Common §10
Image:ButterflyZephyrMetalmark.jpg Zephyr Metalmark Butterfly Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Common §25
Image:ButterflyRedAdmiral.jpg Red Admiral Butterfly Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Common §35
Image:ButterflyMissionBlue.jpg Mission Blue Butterfly Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Uncommon §50
Image:ButterflyGreenSwallowtail.jpg Green Swallowtail Butterfly Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Uncommon §90
Image:ButterflyRoyalPurple.jpg Royal Purple Butterfly Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Uncommon §150
Image:ButterflySilverSpotted.jpg Silver-spotted Skipper Butterfly Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Rare §325
Image:ButterflyZebra.jpg Zebra Butterfly Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Rare §650
Image:ButterflyRainbow.jpg Rainbow Butterfly Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Extraordinarily Unusual §1080
Image:CryptMoth.jpg Crypt Moth Image:TS3-EP1-World-Adventures-icon.jpg
(Egypt) 		Uncommon §65
Image:Cleopatra.jpg Cleopatra Image:TS3-EP1-World-Adventures-icon.jpg
(Egypt) 		Extraordinarily Unusual §1200
Image:BambooStraightSwiftButterfly.jpg Bamboo Straight Swift Butterfly Image:TS3-EP1-World-Adventures-icon.jpg
(China) 		Common §20
Image:YellowBandDart.jpg Yellow Band Dart Butterfly Image:TS3-EP1-World-Adventures-icon.jpg
(China) 		Rare §430
Image:GlowyFly.jpg Glowy Fly Image:TS3-EP1-World-Adventures-icon.jpg
(France) 		Extraordinarily Unusual §1500
Image:TwoTailedPasha.jpg Two-Tailed Pasha Butterfly Image:TS3-EP1-World-Adventures-icon.jpg
(France) 		Uncommon §110


[edit]

Beetles

Here is a list of all the beetles in the game.

Icon Type Expansion Rarity Value
Image:BeetleCockroach.jpg Cockroach Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Common §1
Image:BeetleLadybug.jpg Ladybug Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Common §10
Image:BeetleJapaneseBeetle.jpg Japanese Beetle Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Common §15
Image:BeetleWaterBeetle.jpg Water Beetle Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Common §30
Image:BeetleLightBeetle.jpg Light Beetle Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Uncommon §40
Image:BeetleRhinocerosBeetle.jpg Rhinoceros Beetle Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Uncommon §90
Image:BeetleStagBeetle.jpg Stag Beetle Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Uncommon §175
Image:BeetleSpottedBeetle.jpg Spotted Beetle Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Rare §400
Image:BeetleTrilobite.jpg Trilobite Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Rare §950
Image:BeetleRainbowBeetle.jpg Rainbow Beetle Image:TS3-base-game-icon.jpg Extraordinarily Unusual §1400
Image:RedAssassinBug.jpg Red Assassin Bug Image:TS3-EP1-World-Adventures-icon.jpg
(China) 		Rare §800
Image:Scarab.jpg Scarab Image:TS3-EP1-World-Adventures-icon.jpg
(Egypt) 		Uncommon §180
Image:Cerambyx.jpg Cerambyx Image:TS3-EP1-World-Adventures-icon.jpg
(France) 		Common §70
[edit]

Challenges

There are two challenges associated with Bug Collecting:

Name Description
Butterfly Collector Catch one of each type of butterfly to have an easier time finding beetles and butterflies.
Beetle Collector Catch one of each type of beetle and your sim will never fail when they catch butterflies and beetles.
Sims 3 Game Help Categories:

Custom Content  | Installation  | Gameplay Guides  | Technical & Graphics Issues  | Miscellaneous Issues

MTS Help Q&A Forums

Search: 

Personal tools
game select