Butterfly in a Jar

The Butterfly in a Jar is a miscellaneous item featured in. It contains a live Monarch Butterfly that flies around inside a jar. There are other types of jars like this that can be found throughout Skyrim; each jar contains a different insect. It is one of many insects found living in Skyrim.

Location

 * The Butterfly in a Jar can be found in the Alchemist's Shack by the side of the road South of Ivarstead, West of the Rift Imperial Camp.
 * Butterfly in a Jar respawns.

Inscription
There is a word carved into the bottom of the lid that looks like it spells "pig," which may be attached to a secret conspiracy regarding the Aldmeri Dominion. The Runes on the bottom of all the insect lids created a map if placed on top of eachother, this map shows a circle connecting many of the cities in skyrim.

Behind the scenes

 * Unless otherwise stated, the information above was obtained from in-game play or from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Creation Kit.