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This is a summary table of all insects discovered in previous tales. Insects are a Resource that serve a variety of purposes, including to learn the Fly Tying skill and for use in Fishing.

In order to find insects, you need to have learned the skill Arthropodology 0 (Skill) at a School of Worship. There are several stages of Arthropodology, and each level allows you to find more insects at a time. To check your Arthropodology status (and which bug type is missing for the next level), select self>Special>Show Entomology Progress.

Insect Summary

Insect Type Rarity Brief Description
Ash Centipede Tree Dwelling R7 / Very Rare A type of Insect.
Bat Mite Livestock Dwelling R5 / Very Scarce A type of Insect found while slaughtering (and possibly shearing) sheep, slaughtering and milking cows, and while slaughtering rabbits.
Blister Beetle Ground Dwelling R5 / Very Scarce A type of Insect found while gathering Clay or Slate.
Bloodworm Water Dwelling R7 / Very Rare A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus.
Bristleworm Water Dwelling R3 / Uncommon A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus and Water.
Camel Weevel Herb Dwelling R4 / Scarce A type of Insect. found while Foraging.
Clay Slug Ground Dwelling R7 / Very Rare A type of Insect found while Digging, collecting Slate.
Clearwing Crop Dwelling R2 / Common A type of Insect found while harvesting Onions.
Corkscrew Asp Ground Dwelling R4 / Scarce A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, chiseling Limestone, or digging for Stones.
Corn Maggot Crop Dwelling R5 / Very Scarce A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Peppers, Garlic or Onions.
Desert Millipede Tree Dwelling R2 / Common A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Dew Fly Crop Dwelling R2 / Common A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Onions, Thorns and Cabbage.
Feather Midge Herb Dwelling R7 / Very Rare A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs.
Footworm Water Dwelling R4 / Scarce A type of Insect found while collecting Water or Papyrus.
Fruit Maggot Crop Dwelling R4 / Scarce A type of Insect found while collecting Thorns or harvesting Cabbage, Onions and Flax.
Glass Worm Water Dwelling R6 / Rare A type of Insect found while collecting Water or diving for Oysters or gathering Papyrus or from a Water Mine.
Golden Asp Tree Dwelling R1 / Very Common A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Grass Slug Herb Dwelling R6 / Rare A type of Insect.
Hairy Slug Livestock Dwelling R3 / Uncommon A type of Insect found when slaughtering livestock (at least cows).
Honey Fly Herb Dwelling R1 / Very Common A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs.
Horned Hookworm Tree Dwelling R4 / Scarce A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Leaf Snapper Crop Dwelling Unknown A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax (certain), or possibly *collecting water or growing onions, remove when certain*.
Leafhopper Crop Dwelling Unknown A type of Insect.
Mud Asp Ground Dwelling R2 / Common A type of Insect found while collecting Slate or digging for Stones.
Needleworm Water Dwelling R1 / Very Common A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus.
Nightwing Crop Dwelling R7 / Very Rare A type of Insect found while gathering Flax and Onions.
Nippleworm Water Dwelling R2 / Common A type of Insect found while gathering Papyrus, or collecting a bundle of Rotten Flax.
Orchid Hopper Crop Dwelling R5 / Very Scarce A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Carrots, or Onions.
Oyster Mite Water Dwelling R5 / Very Scarce A type of Insect found while collecting Water or Papyrus and while diving for oysters.
Pickel Slug Ground Dwelling R1 / Very Common A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, or gathering Sand, or digging for Stones.
Queen Maggot Ground Dwelling R6 / Rare A type of Insect found while collecting Slate, Limestone, or digging for Stones.
Raspberry Moth Crop Dwelling R1 / Very Common A type of Insect found while harvesting Carrots. (Thorns, Cabbage (T9))
Red Cricket Tree Dwelling R3 / Uncommon A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Ringed Wasp Tree Dwelling R5 / Very Scarce A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.
Rose Mite Livestock Dwelling R4 / Scarce A type of Insect found while slaughtering sheep, camels, and chickens.
Rose Swallowtail Crop Dwelling R3 / Uncommon A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax or Peppers and from gathering thorns.
Ruby Hornborrer Crop Dwelling R6 / Rare A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Cabbage, Onions, or Carrots.
Salt Mite Herb Dwelling R2 / Common A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs.
Sand Mite Herb Dwelling R5 / Very Scarce A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs.
Skinlicker Livestock Dwelling R6 / Rare A type of Insect.
Slime Moth Herb Dwelling R3 / Uncommon A type of Insect.
Snowberry Butterfly Crop Dwelling R1 / Very Common A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax.
Spittlebug Crop Dwelling R4 / Scarce A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax, Carrots, or Onions, or while gathering Thorns.
Stone Fly Livestock Dwelling R1 / Very Common A type of Insect.
Toad Sawfly Livestock Dwelling R7 / Very Rare A type of Insect found while slaughtering sheep and rabbits in a hutch.
White Mealybug Ground Dwelling R3 / Uncommon A type of Insect found while collecting Slate.
White Sawfly Livestock Dwelling R2 / Common A type of Insect found while slaughtering rabbits in a hutch.
Woodmoth Crop Dwelling R3 / Uncommon A type of Insect found while harvesting Flax.
Woolly Aphid Tree Dwelling R6 / Rare A type of Insect found while gathering Wood.

Lists of Insects by Type

Crop Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

Insect Rarity
Corn Maggot R5 / Very Scarce
Dew Fly R2 / Common
Leaf Snapper Unknown
Leafhopper Unknown
Raspberry Moth R1 / Very Common
Rose Swallowtail R3 / Uncommon
Spittlebug R4 / Scarce

Further Crop Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

Insect Rarity
Clearwing R2 / Common
Fruit Maggot R4 / Scarce
Nightwing R7 / Very Rare
Orchid Hopper R5 / Very Scarce
Ruby Hornborrer R6 / Rare
Snowberry Butterfly R1 / Very Common
Woodmoth R3 / Uncommon

Ground Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

Insect Rarity
Blister Beetle R5 / Very Scarce
Clay Slug R7 / Very Rare
Corkscrew Asp R4 / Scarce
Mud Asp R2 / Common
Pickel Slug R1 / Very Common
Queen Maggot R6 / Rare
White Mealybug R3 / Uncommon

Herb Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

  • Forage Herbs, whether successful or not
Insect Rarity
Camel Weevel R4 / Scarce
Feather Midge R7 / Very Rare
Grass Slug R6 / Rare
Honey Fly R1 / Very Common
Salt Mite R2 / Common
Sand Mite R5 / Very Scarce
Slime Moth R3 / Uncommon

Livestock Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

Insect Rarity
Bat Mite R5 / Very Scarce
Hairy Slug R3 / Uncommon
Rose Mite R4 / Scarce
Skinlicker R6 / Rare
Stone Fly R1 / Very Common
Toad Sawfly R7 / Very Rare
White Sawfly R2 / Common

Tree Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

Insect Rarity
Ash Centipede R7 / Very Rare
Desert Millipede R2 / Common
Golden Asp R1 / Very Common
Horned Hookworm R4 / Scarce
Red Cricket R3 / Uncommon
Ringed Wasp R5 / Very Scarce
Woolly Aphid R6 / Rare

Water Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

Insect Rarity
Bloodworm R7 / Very Rare
Bristleworm R3 / Uncommon
Footworm R4 / Scarce
Glass Worm R6 / Rare
Needleworm R1 / Very Common
Nippleworm R2 / Common
Oyster Mite R5 / Very Scarce

Crop Dwelling Insects have 14, so broken down into 2 different rarity groups of 7 insects each.

See also