Hogwarts Legacy has many exploration challenges and things to do beyond the main story, with hundreds of collectibles to find in the open world. In Hogwarts Legacy, players can pop balloons while flying on a broom, activate landing platforms, and embark on various collectible-themed activities, like finding all butterfly chest locations.
There are 15 known butterfly chests to collect in Hogwarts Legacy, and many players may recall this activity from Hogwarts Legacy's Follow The Butterflies side quest, which involved tracking magical butterflies leading to a Collection Chest reward. It's not a prerequisite to complete this quest to begin collecting butterfly chests, but one location only appears after completing this side quest.
Players must also be close to the butterfly area for the butterfly location icon to appear on the world map, so exploration by broom, mount, or on foot and using Revelio is crucial to locate them all, especially when the butterflies move freely around each area.
North Ford Bog Butterfly Location
The first butterfly location is closest to the North Ford Bog Floo Flame. Descend the slope to the west, and the butterflies flutter near the covered bridge. Follow them along the bridge to the chest.
Forbidden Forest Butterfly Location
There is one set of butterflies in the Forbidden Forest. Travel to Jackdaw's Floo Flame and head east, past the nearby Forbidden Forest Merlin trial location. Locate the butterflies near the Small Bandit Camp and follow them across the wooden bridge to find the chest next to the ruined house.
Hogsmeade Valley Butterfly Location
Players can find a group of butterflies in Hogsmeade Valley. Travel to the East Hogsmeade Valley Floo Flame and head to the opposite cliffs to the south. The butterflies swarm and fly to a chest beside the nearby Merlin Trial.
North Hogwarts Butterfly Locations
There are two kaleidoscopes of butterflies to find in North Hogwarts. The first is discoverable in the Follow The Butterflies side quest. To begin the quest, travel to Hogsmeade and talk to Clementine Willardsey in The Three Broomsticks.
This takes players to the fringes of the Forbidden Forest, just south of The Collector's Cave Floo Flame. Follow the butterflies along the river and into the trees past the spider warning signs leading to a nearby butterfly chest.
The second is west of the East North Hogwarts Floo Flame. Follow the river by the waterfall to find the butterflies flying close by. Follow them up the river pathway to locate the chest at the top of the slope.
South Hogwarts Butterfly Locations
There are two groups of butterflies to find in South Hogwarts. The first is located south of the Mooncalf Den Floo Flame, towards the left side of the Quidditch Pitch at the top of the cliffs. Follow the butterflies briefly along the cliffside to find the collection chest nearby.
The second set of butterflies is discoverable close to the Aranshire Floo Flame. Head along the paths south of Aranshire towards the moving dragon hedge to find the butterflies nearby. Follow them near the cliff's edge to locate the next butterfly chest.
Hogwarts Valley Butterfly Locations
There are three butterfly chests in Hogwarts Valley. Find the first group of butterflies east of the Central Hogwarts Valley Floo Flame by the railway viaduct bridge. Track the butterflies to the chest near the bridge.
The second set is near the ruins west of the Keenbridge Floo Flame, also a Hogwarts Legacy Ancient Magic Hot Spot location. Find the butterflies flying behind the ruins and follow them into the trees to locate the chest.
The third set is located east of the Keenbridge Floo Flame by the large Bandit Camp Castle. Players can find the butterflies along the river and follow them to a nearby chest by the river's edge.
Feldcroft Region Butterfly Locations
There are two groups of butterflies to discover in the Feldcroft Region. The first is located southwest of the North Feldcroft Floo Flame near the Feldcroft Treasure Vault in the cliff ruins.
Head to the cliff's edge to find the butterflies and track them along the water's edge to find the next butterfly chest.
The second butterfly chest is discoverable southeast of the Feldcroft Catacomb Floo Flame, where players undertake the In The Shadow Of The Relic quest with companions Sebastian and Ominis. Head towards the nearby Small and Medium Bandit Camps to find the butterflies and follow them up the cliff to reach the chest.
Poidsear Coast Butterfly Locations
There are two butterfly chests to discover on the Poidsear Coast. Players can find the first southeast of the Tomb of Treachery Floo Flame.
Head up the cliffs to locate the butterflies opposite the nearby ruins and follow them past the Merlin Trial to get the butterfly chest opposite Poidsear Castle.
The second is outside the South Poidsear Coast Floo Flame by the wooden bridge. Follow them across the bridge and into the grounds of the ruins to the chest.
Clagmar Coast Butterfly Location
The final butterfly chest is on the Clagmar Coast northwest of the Clagmar Castle Floo Flame. Travel past all castle ruins to the Medium Bandit Camp by the northwest coast to find the butterflies nearby. Follow them along the rocky coastal path to find the final chest next to an Ashwinder Eggs location spawn point.
Butterfly Collection Chest Rewards
Opening each butterfly chest gives players a different Conjuration reward to use in the Hogwarts Legacy Room of Requirement, such as workstations and decorations to further personalize and decorate their space, with many possible beautiful customization options. Players can view their conjuration collections in the Collections menu.
Hogwarts Legacy is available now on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. PS4, Xbox One, and Switch versions are currently in development.