Specimen Case - Butterflies

Specimen Case - Butterflies is a bug item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Specimen Case - Butterflies at a glance

Bug Miscellaneous

It weighs 1.

Weight1

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What it is and how to use it

Mostly a flavour item. Check the crafting menu: some can be taken apart for materials, and some count as a keepsake or decoration.

More: Item database.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item ID	Game category
`Base.Specimen_Butterflies`	Bug

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Specimen Case - Butterflies is on 5 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot table	Where that table is used	Share	Rolls
University Storage Science	University storage (shelves)	2.4%	4
Science Misc	Attic (box, crate); Classroom (shelves); Closet (box); and 6 more places	1.0%	4
Hobbies	Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 4 more places	0.16%	4
Bedroom Sidetable Child	Bedroom (drawer); Kids bedroom (cupboard, shelves, drawer)	under 0.1%	4
Wardrobe Child	Bedroom (locker, cabinet); Daycare (cabinet); Kids bedroom (locker, cabinet)	under 0.1%	4

Town by town: loot locations.

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Crafting and loot tables

Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):

University Storage Science (weight 8)
Science Misc (weight 4)
Hobbies (weight 1)
Bedroom Sidetable Child (weight 0.1)
Wardrobe Child (weight 0.1)

Counts as: any ignorezombiedensity, any ismemento, any hasmetal.

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Quick answers

How much does the Specimen Case - Butterflies weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Specimen Case - Butterflies?

Base.Specimen_Butterflies.

Specimen Case - Butterflies