Golden Insects
Throughout the land of Hyrule, there are 24 Golden insects (They can also be called golden bugs, but I am going to refer to them as insects) scattered around, that you can pick up by simply pressing A. They may seem pointless, but there are 2 motivations to collect these bugs. The first is that you can complete your collections, and the second, and more important motivation, is that if you give a Golden insect to Agitha (she can be found in "Agitha's Castle" in Hyrule castle town, but she is sometimes just outside town standing near some flowers) she will upgrade your wallet to a "big wallet" and she will also give you 50 rupees. From then on, she will give you 50 rupees every time you give her a Golden insect, and if you give her an insect that you have already given to her in the opposite gender, she will give you 100 rupees. When you have given her all the insects that can be found in the game, she will give you a "giant wallet" which can hold 1000 rupees. You can also visit "Agitha's castle" whenever you want and use your lantern to draw bugs closer, if you like.
Golden Insect Tactics
When you catch an insect, you can keep on catching it again and again, but nothing will happen. When you have given a bug to Agitha, it will still show on your collection's screen, and there will be a little bug symbol next to it. If you select an insect on the screen, it will give you a little information about it. The Golden insects can be a pain to catch, try using your hookshot and boomerang to pull them closer to you.
Golden Insect Locations
- Ant (male):
Location: Kakariko Graveyard
How to get: Check by the North-West tree.
- Ant (female):
Location: Kakariko Village
How to get: On the floor in an empty western house.
- Mantis (male):
Location: Hyrule Field - Lanayru Province
How to get: Search by the pillars at the north end of the bridge above Lake Hylia. keep looking if you don't see it at first, it flys in and out of the pillars.
- Mantis (female):
Location: Hyrule Field - Lanayru Province
How to get: Head south from the bridge above Lake Hylia and check the southern wall near an overhang to see this insect sitting on the wall.
- Butterfly (male):
Location: Hyrule Field - Lanayru Province
How to get: Check by the Pink flowers southeast of the east gate to castle town.
- Butterfly (female):
Location: Hyrule Field - Lanayru Province
How to get: Clawshot up to the ledge directly east of castle town, and you should see this insect flying around.
- Phasmid (male):
Location: Hyrule Field - Eldin Province
How to get: Go to the south end of Eldin bridge and look at the pillar at the side, you should see the insect on the side of it.
- Phasmid (female):
Location: Hyrule Field - Eldin Province
How to get: Go north of the bridge of Eldin and clawshot up to the ledge on the left, keep walking left a bit and you should see this insect on the wall.
- Dayfly (male):
Location: Gerudo Desert
How to get: This one was particularly hard to find, as it isn't near any landmarks. Basically, go directly west from the Cave of Ordeals until you see it, it's roughly in the center of the south part of the desert.
- Dayfly (female):
Location: Gerudo Desert
How to get: In the south east area of the desert, a bit to the west of the Cave of Ordeals, there is a little stone area with a statue and a few pillars with a chest atop of one of them. Go north from here and search in the small trenches, you should see this insect on the wall.
- Stag Beetle (male):
Location: Hyrule Field - Lanayru Province
How to get: head east from the river that flows down from Zora's Domain. You should find a lone tree to the east with this insect near it.
- Stag Beetle (female):
Location: Hyrule Field - Lanayru Province
How to get: Go to the river flowing down from Zora's Domain and follow the path to the west leading up to some mountains. Keep walking east until you see this insect on a rocky wall.
- Ladybug (male):
Location: Hyrule Field - Lanayru Province
How to get: South of castle town, there is a large obstruction to the west. The insect is resting on the wall, try not to scare it or it will try to fly away and will become hard to catch.
- Ladybug (female):
Location: Hyrule Field - Lanayru Province
How to get: South of castle town, go east of the small pool and the insect is resting on one of the 3 lone trees, get ready to chase it, as it may try to fly away.
- Grasshopper (male):
Location: Hyrule Field - Eldin Province
How to get: In the field north of Kakariko Village, look in the south central area. It shouldn't be too hard to find, but keep looking round on the ground. It is also quite fast so it can escape easily.
- Grasshopper (female):
Location: Hyrule Field - Eldin Province
How to get: In the field north of kakariko Village, this insect is bouncing around in the northeast section.
- Beetle (male):
Location: Hyrule Field - Faron Province
How to get: Go southeast of the bridge crossing the water, and on the side of a tree you will find this insect.
- Beetle (female):
Location: Hyrule Field - Faron Province
How to get: Go west and you should see a high ledge that you cannot get on to, This insect will be on the side of one of the trees there.
- Pill bug (male):
Location: Hyrule Field - Eldin Province
How to get: Just south of the bridge over kakariko gorge, you will find this insect on the ground.
- Pill bug (female):
Location: Hyrule Field - Eldin Province
How to get: Go south of kakariko village and check the flowers south of the entrance to find this insect.
- Snail (male):
Location: Sacred Grove
How to get: When you enter this area and push the block out the way, jump down into the cave below, you should see this insect stuck to a large wall.
- Snail (female):
Location: Temple of Time
How to get: Enter the temple and go down the steps, turn left and look next to the steps to see this insect.
- Dragonfly (male):
Location: Zora's Domain
How to get: Go west at the bottom of the waterfall and go up the hill until you find this insect hovering around some boxes.
- Dragonfly (female):
Location: Upper Zora's River
How to get: This insect is fairly easy to find, it is hovering just outside the boat rental place. It can be quite tricky catching it, though.