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This is a summary table of all insects discovered in A Tale in the Desert 8. 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 at a School of Worship. There are several stages of Arthropodology, and each level allows you to find more insects at a time.

Insect Summary

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

Lists of Insects by Type

Crop Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

Insect Rarity
Clearwing R4 / Scarce
Corn Maggot R3 / Uncommon
Dew Fly R2 / Common
Fruit Maggot R3 / Uncommon
Leaf Snapper R5 / Very Scarce
Leafhopper R6 / Rare
Nightwing R7 / Very Rare
Orchid Hopper R2 / Common
Raspberry Moth R7 / Very Rare
Rose Swallowtail R4 / Scarce
Ruby Hornborrer R1 / Very Common
Snowberry Butterfly R6 / Rare
Spittlebug R1 / Very Common
Woodmoth R5 / Very Scarce

Ground Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

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

Herb Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

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

Livestock Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

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

Tree Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

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

Water Dwelling Insects

How to obtain:

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

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

See also