Longhorn Beetle

Overview

Longhorn Beetle is an insect-type gatherable in Crimson Desert. It is one of the crafting materials used as an alchemy ingredient for brewing elixirs and crafting dyes through the dye system. Longhorn Beetle is caught through the insect-catching gathering system while exploring Pywel.

Item Properties

How to Obtain

Longhorn Beetle is caught through the insect-catching mechanic while exploring the world. Found on tree trunks and dead wood in forested areas. Approach slowly and interact to catch it before it escapes.

• Found on tree trunks and dead wood in forested areas.

• Use the insect-catching interaction when close enough to the creature.

• Insects respawn over time at the same locations.

Uses

• Alchemy ingredient for brewing elixirs at cauldron stations.

• Dye crafting for coloring equipment through the dye system.

• May serve as a component in specific alchemy recipes alongside mushrooms and herbs and Empty Bottles.

Gathering Details

Gathering Regions

Longhorn Beetles spawn in the Hernand and Demeniss regions. They appear on dead logs and tree trunks, especially north of Hernand City near cliffs and forest edges. Look for standing dead wood and fallen logs in forested clearings. The beetles are skittish and will flee if you approach too quickly, so slow your movement before interacting.

Consumption Effects

A Longhorn Beetle can be consumed directly from your inventory without cooking. Consuming one provides:

• Defense +4.0 for 1 minute

• Spirit +1.0

These effects are minor and short-lived. In most cases the beetle is more valuable as a crafting ingredient than as a consumable.

Dye Recipes

The Longhorn Beetle is one of the key insect types that controls brightness when crafting dyes at the Alchemy Cauldron. The number and type of beetles in a dye recipe determines the final shade within each color family. Recipes using Longhorn Beetles follow this pattern across all ten base colors:

Each recipe also requires 10x of the appropriate herb (which determines the base color) plus 3x of a secondary insect modifier specific to the color family. For red and orange dyes, that modifier is the Rhinoceros Beetle.

Specific Recipe: Dark Red Dye

The Dark Red Dye recipe requires 10x Pink Medicinal Herb, 3x Rhinoceros Beetle, and 3x Longhorn Beetle. The Longhorn Beetle acts as the brightness modifier, pushing the red toward a darker shade.

Lore

The in-game description reads: "An insect that kills trees by drying them out. It is characterized by antennae that are longer than its body." Adults gnaw on tree sap while larvae burrow into the wood, which explains why they are commonly found on dead or dying trees. Their lively coloring makes them useful as a natural source of pigment for dye production.

Related Insects

• Rhinoceros Beetle - another insect used as a color-family modifier in dye recipes

• Stag Beetle - controls the dark end of the brightness spectrum in dye recipes

• Dragonfly - an insect gatherable found in similar forest environments

• Centipede - another alchemy material gathered from the ground

Tips

• Check dead trees and fallen logs for Longhorn Beetles. Their long antennae make them distinctive.

• Collect all insects you encounter. Different alchemy recipes require specific insect types.

• Combine insect gathering with herb and flower collection for efficient alchemy material runs.