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How to Make Lepidopterist in Infinite Craft

Lepidopterist is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 18 combinations to get there, and the final one is Butterfly plus Trainspotter. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ButterflyTrainspotterLepidopterist

Long18 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 213 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 18 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3FireSwampDragon
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DragonDustDragonfly
  6. 6DragonflyEarthAnt
  7. 7AntPlantAphid
  8. 8AphidWindButterfly
  9. 9WaterWindWave
  10. 10EarthWaveSand
  11. 11FireSandGlass
  12. 12FireGlassLens
  13. 13EarthLensTelescope
  14. 14FireWaterSteam
  15. 15FireSteamEngine
  16. 16EngineSteamTrain
  17. 17TelescopeTrainTrainspotter
  18. 18ButterflyTrainspotterLepidopterist
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Fire + Swamp→ Dragon4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly6Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant7Ant + Plant→ Aphid8Aphid + Wind→ Butterfly9Water + Wind→ Wave10Earth + Wave→ Sand11Fire + Sand→ Glass12Fire + Glass→ Lens13Earth + Lens→ Telescope14Fire + Water→ Steam15Fire + Steam→ Engine16Engine + Steam→ Train17Telescope + Train→ Trainspotter18Butterfly + Trainspotter→ Lepidopterist

Other ways to make Lepidopterist

3 combinations are known to produce Lepidopterist. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Lepidopterist
FirstSecondResult
ButterflyTrainspotterLepidopterist
BUTTERFLYTrainspotterLepidopterist
ButterflyLeoploinLepidopterist

Lepidopterist at a glance

Steps to craft
18
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 83% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 18 steps

Similar effort to Lepidopterist, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lepidopterist in Infinite Craft?

Combine Butterfly with Trainspotter. The full path from the base elements takes 18 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lepidopterist?

18 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Lepidopterist hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 18 steps it is longer than 83% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Lepidopterist?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Lepidopterist, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.