[1.21.8 Update!] Butterflies and Dragonflies
This datapack adds 12 unique variants of Butterflies and Dragonflies into your world! You can catch them with a bugnet, or kill them to display thier bodies. Can you collect all 12?
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[1.21.8 Update!] Butterflies and Dragonflies
Butterflies & Dragonflies --- This 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.
*Butterflies:* --- There are 8 kinds of butterflies, and they can spawn almost anywhere other passive mobs can spawn. Here are the butterfly variants:
- Apollo - Blue Morpho - Colorado Hairstreak - Clouded Sulphur - Malachite - Monarch - Red Lacewing - Zebra Longwing
You can see what each of these types look like in the gallery.
*Dragonflies:* --- There 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:
- Blue Dasher - Eastern Pondhawk - Eight-Spotted Skimmer - Roseate Skimmer
You can see what each of these types look like in the gallery.
*Bugnet:* --- You can craft yourself a bugnet with two sticks and three string. Here is how to craft it:

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!.
*Other Info:* --- Once the datapack is installed, operators can use the following commands to manually summon butterflies and dragonflies:
OP Commands
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Summoning Butterflies --- "/function butterfly:summon/butterfly/TYPE" - This summons the TYPE of butterfly you want.
"/function butterfly:summon/butterfly/TYPE_persistent" - This summons the type of butterfly you want, however it will not despawn.
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"/function butterfly:summon/butterfly/random" This summons a random butterfly.
"/function butterfly:summon/butterfly/random_persistent" This summons a random butterfly, however it will not despawn.
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Summoning Dragonflies --- "/function butterfly:summon/dragonfly/TYPE" - This summons the TYPE of dragonfly you want.
"/function butterfly:summon/dragonfly/TYPE_persistent" - This summons the type of dragonfly you want, however it will not despawn.
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"/function butterfly:summon/dragonfly/random" This summons a random dragonfly.
"/function butterfly:summon/dragonfly/random_persistent" This summons a random dragonfly, however it will not despawn.
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Thank you!
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