Purple Emperor
Insect · 3-star rarity · Sells for 90 Gold
How to get: Flower Field (Whale Mountain)
Insect Catching Lv 3It will not appear before then, whatever the place, hour or weather.
Found from 12:00 to 06:00, only in Sunny or Rainbow weather.
Where and when
| Kind | Insect |
| Availability | Always available |
| Days a year | 365 of 366 |
| Where | Whale Mountain |
| Time | 12:00–06:00 |
| Weather | SunnyRainbow |
Star grades
Every Purple Emperor is caught at one of five star grades, decided by its size, which can be anywhere from 8 cm to 13 cm. The grade sets the sale price: a 5-star sells for 8× as much as a 1-star.
| Grade | Chance | Size from | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★☆☆☆☆ Tiny | 47.50% | 8 cm | 90 |
| ★★☆☆☆ Small | 26.00% | 9 cm | 135 |
| ★★★☆☆ Fitting | 15.00% | 10 cm | 180 |
| ★★★★☆ Large | 7.50% | 11 cm | 360 |
| ★★★★★ Huge | 4.00% | 12 cm | 720 |
On average, one Purple Emperor sells for 161.
Certificate
Collecting Purple Emperor counts toward the Insect Catching certificate, one of 171 things that do. The ranks are Insect Catching Beginner, Insect Catching Apprentice, Insect Catching Expert, Insect Catching Master, with 120 points to reach the second. Collecting one pays 
Certified Mark (Peacock Butterfly).
Description
| Encyclopedia | Out of a love for purple, it taught itself light-and-shadow magic to change the color of its wings. |
Name in every language
| 简体中文 | 紫闪蛱蝶 |
| 繁體中文 | 紫閃蛺蝶 |
| English | Purple Emperor |
| Deutsch | Großer Schillerfalter |
| Français | Vanesse violette |
| 日本語 | イリスコムラサキ |
| 한국어 | 보라네발나비 |
| Español | Mariposa tornasolada |
| Português | Borboleta-imperador |
| ไทย | ผีเสื้อสีม่วง |
| Русский | Фиолетовая переливница |
| Bahasa | Kupu-Kupu Kaisar Ungu |