Game Help:Sims 3 Bug Collecting

Bug Collecting is one of the many ways in the Sims 3 to get money. Selling your beetles and butterflies to the science facility will earn you even greater money.

Note: Values given are approximate and actual values may be more or less.

Butterflies

This is a list of all available butterflies to catch in the game.

Icon	Type	Rarity	Value
	Moth	Common	5
	Monarch Butterfly	Common	10
	Zephyr Metalmark Butterfly	Common	25
	Red Admiral Butterfly	Common	35
	Mission Blue Butterfly	Uncommon	50
	Green Swallowtail Butterfly	Uncommon	90
	Royal Purple Butterfly	Uncommon	150
	Silver-spotted Skipper Butterfly	Rare	325
	Zebra Butterfly	Rare	650
	Rainbow Butterfly	Extraordinarily Unusual	1080

Beetles

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

Icon	Type	Rarity	Value
	Cockroach	Common	1
	Ladybug	Common	10
	Japanese Beetle	Common	15
	Water Beetle	Common	30
	Light Beetle	Uncommon	40
	Rhino Beetle	Uncommon	90
	Stag Beetle	Uncommon	175
	Spotted Beetle	Rare	400
	Trilobite	Rare	950
	Rainbow Beetle	Extraordinarily Unusual	1400

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.