Tamriel Rebuilt:Insects

The mainland of Morrowind is home to several species of insect, from the beautiful to the deadly. A full list of creatures can be found here.

Beetles

A Horned Beetle goes airborne

A Green Beetle on the beach

A Brown Beetle goes airborne

A Blue Beetle on the beach

Beetles typically spend their time on the ground, but will take to the air to attack. They are found throughout the Boethian Mountains and are hostile on sight. Beetles may be infected with the disease Collywobbles.

Creature	Drops		Attacks	Soul
Blue Beetle T_Mw_Fau_BeetleBl_01	Beetle Resin Blue Beetle Shell Fragment	35	7-10 pts melee	30 (petty)
Diseased Blue Beetle T_Mw_Fau_BeetleBl_01_dis	Beetle Resin Blue Beetle Shell Fragment	35	7-10 pts melee	30 (petty)
Brown Beetle T_Mw_Fau_BeetleBr_01	Beetle Resin Brown Beetle Shell Fragment	35	3-9 pts melee	20 (petty)
Diseased Brown Beetle T_Mw_Fau_BeetleBr_01_dis	Beetle Resin Brown Beetle Shell Fragment	35	3-9 pts melee	20 (petty)
Green Beetle T_Mw_Fau_BeetleGr_01	Beetle Resin Green Beetle Shell Fragment	40	6-15 pts melee	30 (petty)
Diseased Green Beetle T_Mw_Fau_BeetleGr_01_dis	Beetle Resin Green Beetle Shell Fragment	40	6-15 pts melee	30 (petty)
Horned Beetle T_Mw_Fau_BeetleHr_01	Beetle Resin Horned Beetle Shell Fragment	48	6-20 pts melee	35 (lesser)
Diseased Horned Beetle T_Mw_Fau_BeetleHr_01_dis	Beetle Resin Horned Beetle Shell Fragment	48	6-20 pts melee	35 (lesser)

Butterflies

A red Butterfly

A green Butterfly

A purple Butterfly

Harmless flying insects that appear in several sizes and colors. They are found all over the mainland, always hovering above the ground.

Creature	Drops		Attacks	Soul
Butterfly T_Glb_Fau_BflyRed_01, T_Glb_Fau_BflyRedBg_01 T_Glb_Fau_BflyRedSm_01, T_Glb_Fau_BflyPur_01 T_Glb_Fau_BflyPurBg_01, T_Glb_Fau_BflyPurSm_01 T_Glb_Fau_BflyGrn_01, T_Glb_Fau_BflyGrnBg_01 T_Glb_Fau_BflyGrnSm_01	Nothing	10	1-5 pts melee	50 (lesser)

Flies

A Muskfly

The unique Swamp Fly

Flying insects that emit a buzzing noise as they move in to attack. These creatures are almost harmless on their own, but can be very annoying in a swarm. They are found almost exclusively in the Boethian Mountains Region, although the residents of Bal Oyra may disagree. Muskflies may be infected with the disease Ticklebritch.

The Swamp Fly is a unique creature found only in cell [36,2] of the Boethian Mountains. Its appearance is identical to that of a Muskfly

Creature	Drops		Attacks	Soul
Muskfly T_Mw_Fau_Muskf_01, T_Mw_Fau_MuskfRn_01 TR_cr_BOmuskfly, TR_cr_BOmuskfly2	Raw Musk	20	0-4 pts melee	10 (petty)
Diseased Muskfly T_Mw_Fau_MuskfDs_01	Raw Musk	20	0-4 pts melee	10 (petty)
Swamp Fly T_Mw_Fau_Swfly_01	Nothing	20	0-4 pts melee	10 (petty)

Parastyli

A Parastylus in a cave

The Parastylus arguably stretches the definition of "insect", as it seems to have eight legs rather than the requisite six. The front pair, however, seem to be more concerned with attack than locomotion and could be an evolutionary development along the lines of the Horned Beetle's horns.

In any case, parastyli are rare, being found only in Jenigan Cave, Shasharanit and Manabilu Grotto. Diseased variants may infect their victims with Bonebreak Fever, Red Death or Red Rage; diseased venomous parastytli are also infected with Blood Lung.

Creature	Drops		Attacks	Soul
Diseased Parastylus T_Mw_Fau_ParaDs_01	Parastylus Meat Parastylus Shell Fragment	102	5-25 pts melee	40 (lesser)
Diseased Venomous Parastylus T_Mw_Fau_ParaVnDs_01	Parastylus Meat Parastylus Shell Fragment	120	10-30 pts melee	50 (lesser)
Parastylus T_Mw_Fau_Para_01	Parastylus Meat Parastylus Shell Fragment	102	5-25 pts melee	40 (lesser)
Venomous Parastylus T_Mw_Fau_ParaVn_01	Parastylus Meat Parastylus Shell Fragment	120	10-30 pts melee	50 (lesser)