Guthixian butterfly

Guthixian butterflies are creatures that are manifestations of Guthix's memories. They can rarely spawn when picking a Butterfly flower plant, and when gaining Farming experience in the Crwys section of Prifddinas when the Voice of Seren is active. When caught, players are awarded experience in their lowest skill and the caught butterfly disappears in a puff of coloured smoke.

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. They made a return from 14 April to 28 April 2014 for the Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza and again from 30 March to 13 April 2015 for the 2015 Easter event. 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 rewards each day, and subsequent butterflies gave no experience points or stat boosts.

Butterflies caught after the daily limit also did not count towards unlocking Guthixian memories, limiting the daily amount 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.

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

Experience

Experience gained from the butterflies acts like the Tears of Guthix distraction and diversion. A player with all skills at level 99 will gain Dungeoneering experience if their Dungeoneering level is below 120, otherwise they gain experience in the lowest experience skill.

The experience gained per butterfly is according to the following formula:

${\displaystyle \text{Experience gained} = \begin{cases} 6\times \text{level} & \text{if level} < 40 \\ 16\times \text{level} & \text{if } 40\le \text{level} < 80 \\ 22\times \text{level} & \text{if } 80\le \text{level} \end{cases}}$

Where $\text{level}$ is the level of their lowest skill. The possible amount of experience gained at each level is tabulated below.

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	180	3,600	70	1,120	22,400	110	2,420	48,400
31	186	3,720	71	1,136	22,720	111	2,442	48,840
32	192	3,840	72	1,152	23,040	112	2,464	49,280
33	198	3,960	73	1,168	23,360	113	2,486	49,720
34	204	4,080	74	1,184	23,680	114	2,508	50,160
35	210	4,200	75	1,200	24,000	115	2,530	50,600
36	216	4,320	76	1,216	24,320	116	2,552	51,040
37	222	4,440	77	1,232	24,640	117	2,574	51,480
38	228	4,560	78	1,248	24,960	118	2,596	51,920
39	234	4,680	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/20 of your daily limit for XP and memories)

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 more able to defend yourself.
	Ranged	Your aim improves.
	Prayer	You feel closer 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 do 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.

During events

The butterflies appeared during the Tribute to Guthix and Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza 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
- Pollinivneach - North near carpet ride
- Orange salamander - Hunting grounds
- Uzer
- Monkey Colony - The lodestone is just south of it and it is often full of butterflies.
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
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
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 Champion's Guild
- East of Varrock, outside the gates
- Lumberyard - 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
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 don't have level 120 Dungeoneering, you'll get experience for Dungeoneering.

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 do Ancient Effigies above your normal level.

Trivia

The butterflies have a chance to noclip 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 days counter until you relog.