Guthixian butterfly

For butterflies in the 2019 Easter event and 2021 Easter event, see Guthixian butterfly (disambiguation).

Tribute to GuthixVoice of Seren
Memorial to Guthix

Guthixian butterfly
Release date	12 March 2013 (Update)
Race	Butterfly
Members	Yes
Quest NPC	No
Location(s)	Varies
Gender	N/A
Actions	Catch, Examine
Examine	A manifestation of a memory of Guthix.
Advanced data
NPC ID	17129
Links	MRND17129
Infobox • Talk page

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SMW Subobject for Tribute to GuthixNPC location: VariesNPC ID: 17129Examine: A manifestation of a memory of Guthix.Release date: 12 March 2013Is members only: trueActions: Catch, ExamineIs variant of: Guthixian butterfly

SMW Subobject for Memorial to GuthixNPC location: VariesNPC ID: 23917Examine: A manifestation of a memory of Guthix.Release date: 9 January 2017Is members only: trueActions: Catch, ExamineIs variant of: Guthixian butterfly

SMW Subobject for Voice of SerenNPC location: Crwys ClanNPC ID: 19884Examine: A manifestation of a memory of Guthix, attracted by the Voice of Seren.Release date: 11 August 2014Is members only: trueActions: Catch, ExamineIs variant of: Guthixian butterfly

Guthixian butterflies are creatures that are manifestations of Guthix's memories. They can rarely spawn when performing any of the following actions:

• Picking a butterfly flower plant
• Gaining Farming experience in the Crwys Clan district while the Voice of Seren is active
• Surface skilling in Menaphos with an overall reputation rank of 4 (those spawns can be toggled off by speaking to the Impling collector) or higher
• Harvesting divine energy with the Harmony of Naragun buff activated
• Gathering produce from adolescent, adult, and elder animals with the Butterfly Effect perk active, gained by having an elder spicati apoterrasaur in at least one large pen

Picking up an engram and rising up in prestige in the Memorial to Guthix will always spawn one. Having an active spirit attraction potion while the butterfly spawns will automatically collect the butterfly.

When caught, players are awarded experience in the skill with the lowest experience total (not necessarily the lowest skill level) and the caught butterfly disappears in a puff of coloured smoke. If the butterfly outfit is worn, butterflies are always caught on the first attempt. A player with all skills at level 99 will gain experience in any of the skills with a higher level cap, as long as they are below level 120, otherwise they gain experience in the lowest experience skill. Experience awarded can be turned off by talking to Orla at the Memorial to Guthix.

They initially appeared worldwide during the Tribute to Guthix event, but were removed from the game with the conclusion of the event on 2 April 2013. Afterwards they were returning during the Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza in 2014 and the corresponding Easter event every year afterwards.

During the events, catching five butterflies unlocked one of fifteen Guthixian memories. Each butterfly restored 15% of either your life points, Prayer points, or your Summoning level, whichever was depleted most. If all three stats were at or above their maximum, one was randomly selected and temporarily boosted up to 5% above its maximum. Only twenty butterflies could be caught for experience each day, and subsequent butterflies gave only stat boosts or restoration. Players having completed the 2016 Easter event were able to catch 5 more butterflies daily that year. Butterflies spawned by in-game activities were not affected by the daily cap, did not restore stats, and did not contribute to unlocking memories.

Butterflies caught after the daily limit also did not count towards unlocking Guthixian memories, limiting the daily number to four. Players could continue to catch the butterflies for fun, but simply received the message "You manage to catch the butterfly." It was possible to talk to Memstix to toggle on/off receiving experience when catching Guthixian butterflies.

Experience

Catching a butterfly, which also boosts summoning. Note the summoning icon in the glow.

Experience gained from the butterflies acts like the Tears of Guthix distraction and diversion. Experience for elite skills like Invention is half of the table below.

The experience $x$ gained at level $l$ is:

$x={\begin{cases}6\times l&{\text{if }}l<30\\16\times l&{\text{if }}30\leq l<80\\22\times l&{\text{if }}l\geq 80\end{cases}}$

Experience table
Level	Experience (each)	Experience (for 20)		Level	Experience (each)	Experience (for 20)		Level	Experience (each)	Experience (for 20)
1	6	120		41	656	13,120		81	1,782	35,640
2	12	240		42	672	13,440		82	1,804	36,080
3	18	360		43	688	13,760		83	1,826	36,520
4	24	480		44	704	14,080		84	1,848	36,960
5	30	600		45	720	14,400		85	1,870	37,400
6	36	720		46	736	14,720		86	1,892	37,840
7	42	840		47	752	15,040		87	1,914	38,280
8	48	960		48	768	15,360		88	1,936	38,720
9	54	1,080		49	784	15,680		89	1,958	39,160
10	60	1,200		50	800	16,000		90	1,980	39,600
11	66	1,320		51	816	16,320		91	2,002	40,040
12	72	1,440		52	832	16,640		92	2,024	40,480
13	78	1,560		53	848	16,960		93	2,046	40,920
14	84	1,680		54	864	17,280		94	2,068	41,360
15	90	1,800		55	880	17,600		95	2,090	41,800
16	96	1,920		56	896	17,920		96	2,112	42,240
17	102	2,040		57	912	18,240		97	2,134	42,680
18	108	2,160		58	928	18,560		98	2,156	43,120
19	114	2,280		59	944	18,880		99	2,178	43,560
20	120	2,400		60	960	19,200		100	2,200	44,000
21	126	2,520		61	976	19,520		101	2,222	44,440
22	132	2,640		62	992	19,840		102	2,244	44,880
23	138	2,760		63	1,008	20,160		103	2,266	45,320
24	144	2,880		64	1,024	20,480		104	2,288	45,760
25	150	3,000		65	1,040	20,800		105	2,310	46,200
26	156	3,120		66	1,056	21,120		106	2,332	46,640
27	162	3,240		67	1,072	21,440		107	2,354	47,080
28	168	3,360		68	1,088	21,760		108	2,376	47,520
29	174	3,480		69	1,104	22,080		109	2,398	47,960
30	480	9,600		70	1,120	22,400		110	2,420	48,400
31	496	9,920		71	1,136	22,720		111	2,442	48,840
32	512	10,240		72	1,152	23,040		112	2,464	49,280
33	528	10,560		73	1,168	23,360		113	2,486	49,720
34	544	10,880		74	1,184	23,680		114	2,508	50,160
35	560	11,200		75	1,200	24,000		115	2,530	50,600
36	576	11,520		76	1,216	24,320		116	2,552	51,040
37	592	11,840		77	1,232	24,640		117	2,574	51,480
38	608	12,160		78	1,248	24,960		118	2,596	51,920
39	624	12,480		79	1,264	25,280		119	2,618	52,360
40	640	12,800		80	1,760	35,200		120	2,640	52,800

Messages

General message

• You manage to catch the butterfly (X/Y of your daily limit for XP).
  • Y being either 20 normally or 25 in 2016 if the player completed the 2016 Easter event.
• You manage to catch the butterfly. You have now caught your daily limit for XP; you should return for more tomorrow!

Skill based messages

Skill based messages are the same as the ones when doing Tears of Guthix. During the events and depending on the image that is shown when caught, the butterflies boost your life points, prayer points or summoning points.

Skill		Message
	Attack	You feel a brief surge of aggression.
	Strength	Your muscles bulge.
	Defence	You feel very defensive.
	Ranged	Your aim improves.
	Prayer	You suddenly feel very close to the gods.
	Magic	You feel magical power coursing through your body.
	Constitution	You feel very healthy.
	Agility	You feel very nimble.
	Herblore	You gain a deep understanding of all kinds of strange plants.
	Thieving	You feel your respect for others' property slipping away.
	Crafting	Your fingers feel nimble and suited to delicate work.
	Fletching	You gain a deep understanding of wooden sticks.
	Mining	You gain a deep understanding of the stones of the earth.
	Smithing	You gain a deep understanding of all types of metal.
	Fishing	You gain knowledge about various sea creatures.
	Cooking	You gain knowledge about various cuisines.
	Firemaking	You have a brief urge to set light to something.
	Woodcutting	You gain a deep understanding of the trees in the wood.
	Runecrafting	You gain a deep understanding of runes.
	Slayer	You gain a deep understanding of many strange creatures.
	Farming	You gain a deep understanding of the cycles of nature.
	Construction	You feel homesick.
	Hunter	You briefly experience the joy of the hunt.
	Summoning	You feel at one with nature.
	Dungeoneering	You feel the mysteries of Daemonheim unravel.
	Divination	You briefly feel the power of the anima mundi pass over you.
	Invention	You suddenly find your mind is full of ideas.
	Archaeology	You gain a deeper understanding of the past.

During events

The butterflies appeared during the Tribute to Guthix, Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza, the 2016 and 2017 Easter events, the Spring Fayre (2018) and the 2021 and 2022 Easter events.

Locations

The butterflies could be found in various places across the world. They were located on the minimap and appeared as yellow dots.

• Al Kharid
  • Near the lodestone.
  • Duel Arena - Near the entrance.
  • Mage Training Arena
  • Desert Strykewyrms area
  • Shantay Pass
• Ancient Cavern - Near the entrance.
• Ardougne
  • Inside sheep pen near farming patch.
  • Directly west and over the western bridge from the sheep pen for Sheep Herder
  • Near the Poison Arrow Pub
  • In the town square
• Brimhaven - Near Hajedy, the cart transporter
• Burthorpe - Near the bank chest
• East of Cairn Isle Near the bridge
• Catherby - Next to the bank
• Daemonheim - Around the castle
• The Dig Site - Southern end and toward the east near the shore.
• Desert
  • Bandit Camp - Near the lodestone
  • Pollnivneach - North near carpet ride
  • Orange salamander - Hunting grounds
  • Uzer
  • Nardah
  • Monkey Colony - The lodestone is just south of it and it is often full of butterflies.
  • East of Sophanem
• Draynor Village
  • Outside Draynor Manor
• Edgeville - Near the bank.
• Falador
  • Near Memstix and Runestax
  • Near the farm.
  • Around the Dark Wizards' Tower
  • South end near chainmail shop
  • White Knight Castle
• Feldip Hunter area
• Gnome Stronghold - Around the tree shortcut in northwest area (inside and outside stronghold)
• Goblin Village
• Herblore Habitat
  • Next to Papa Mambo's shack
  • Around Igneous Jadinkos
• Karamja - Top of the volcano
• Legends' Guild - Entrance
• Lumbridge
  • Near the General Store and in Lumbridge Swamp
  • Inside the potato farmer's patch north of Lumbridge (the gate is automatically closed and so 3-4 butterflies at a time can get stuck in this area)
  • Inside the castle walls to the south by the trees
• Morytania
  • Near the Barrows
  • East of Canifis
• Oo'glog
  • In town
  • North of the Oo'glog lodestone
• Piscatoris Hunting Area
• Port Sarim
  • Outside the Grotworm cave entrance
  • Around the Rat Pits
• Port Phasmatys - Around the Ectofuntus
• Outside of the Ranging Guild
• Rellekka
  • Player-owned house portals
  • Rock crabs
  • Around Peer the Seer
• Rimmington
• Seers' Village - In the village and the surrounding area
• Taverley
  • Near the Druid's circle
  • Near the Lady of the Lake to the south of Taverley
• Varrock
  • Near the Champions' Guild
  • East of Varrock, outside the gates
  • Lumber Yard - Inside the gates
  • Grand Exchange - Northwestern corner
  • Between the Varrock Museum and Varrock Castle
• Vinesweeper
• Wilderness
  • Lower-level wilderness areas
  • Any of the ancient magic teleporters
  • Landmarks such as the Graveyard of Shadows
• Witchaven
• Wizards' Tower - South of Draynor Village
• North of World Gate
• Yanille - South-west of lodestone in the Ogre area

Rewards

When caught, these butterflies give experience on the lowest skill. The amount of experience increases with the skill level. If you have at least 99 in all skills but have not yet attained level 120 in Archaeology, Dungeoneering, Invention, Slayer, Farming, or Herblore, you will get experience in the whichever of these skills is the lowest.

Catching butterflies also boosts Summoning, Prayer, and Life points above the nominal maximum. The boosted skill is shown in the glow after the butterfly is caught. Free players may see a Summoning glow but their Summoning level cannot be restored to over 5, in the case of a past member.

The Summoning boost does not allow you to infuse pouches higher than your normal level, but it does allow you to nourish an ancient effigy above your normal level.

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included—see here for how to help out!

• patch 26 October 2020 (Update):
  • An issue with Archaeology XP from Guthixian butterflies and Tears of Guthix has been resolved.

• patch 8 January 2018 (Update):
  • Players will no longer repeatedly see the message: 'You cannot fight other people's followers here' when using AOE abilities with a Guthixian butterfly nearby.

• patch 10 July 2017 (Update):
  • The ability to toggle gaining XP from Guthixian butterflies has been added. Speak to Orla at the Heart of Guthix memorial to toggle XP off.

• patch 19 June 2017 (Update):
  • Guthixian butterflies will no longer fly into the pillars on the dock in the Ports district of Menaphos.

• hotfix 10 January 2017 (Update):
  • A message has been added when Guthixian butterflies spawn.
  • Player-spawned Guthixian butterflies no longer appear to other players.

• patch 17 December 2013 (Update):
  • Guthixian butterflies can now award Divination experience.

• patch 17 June 2013 (Update):
  • Players now get 3 butterflies from the butterfly flower plant, and the chance of spawning a Guthix butterfly has been increased.

• update 12 March 2013 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• During worldwide events, the butterflies spawn coordinates are similar to clue scroll coordinate clues.
• The butterflies have a chance to clip through some walls.
• In rare cases, if two Guthixian butterflies are both on the same square, catching one of them will result in both being caught for full XP and boosts (if applicable), as if each was caught separately.
• When the daily limits reset, the total number of butterflies caught by a player that day is not updated until you at least exit to the lobby. If you are logged in and the timer resets, any caught butterflies will count towards the previous day's counter until you relog.
• Prior to the release of Invention, a player with all skills at level 99 would gain Dungeoneering experience if their Dungeoneering level was below 120, otherwise they gained experience in the lowest experience skill. This is also the case with Tears of Guthix. This was fixed on 23 March 2016.