Flashflies - Location and How to Capture

Flashflies is an Endemic Life in Monster Hunter Wilds (MH Wilds). Learn how to capture Flashflies, where to find it, locations, its appearance, and effects.

Flashflies Location

Appears on Each Map

Plains Forest Basin Cliffs Wyveria

Area	Windward Plains Area 1 2, and 15
Environmental Conditions	Any
Time	Any

Area	Scarlet Forest 6, 7, and 16
Environmental Conditions	Any
Time	Any

Area	Oilwell Basin Area 9, 13, and 15
Environmental Conditions	Any
Time	Any

Area	Iceshard Cliffs Area 4, 6, 12, and 17
Environmental Conditions	Any
Time	Any

Area	Ruins of Wyveria Area 3 and 10
Environmental Conditions	Any
Time	Any

Flashflies can be found in all of the maps in Monster Hunter Wilds. Its location is marked on the map with an icon that can be selected as a waypoint.

How To Capture Flashflies

Set as Waypoint and Head Towards It Automatically

Flashflies can be selected from the Map and set as a waypoint. You can use Seikret's Auto-move, so make use of it.

How to Set Waypoint
1	Open Image
2	Press to select Filter Icon
3	Press and select Filter Icons
4	Press to set the target to Waypoint

Capture Using Capture Net

When you arrive at the location, use "Capture Net" to capture them. Flashflies will not run away when approached, so Ghillie Mantle is not necessary.

How to Use Capture Net
Equip	Equip from Item Bar Hold ＋ or to select to Reload Equip from Radial Manual Hold ＋ to select Capture Net
Use	Hold ＋ to aim Press to shoot

Cannot Capture If you Use the Flash

Flashflies can be flashed by approaching them and pressing the ◯ button. It is beneficial as it can blind surrounding monsters but Flashing will make them disappear, and you will not be able to capture them.

Flashflies - Effect and Look

Can Blind Monsters

Flashflies have the effect of temporarily blinding a monster's eyes. While the effect lasts, the monster loses track of the target's position and attacks in all directions. In the case of flying monsters, you can cause them to crash down and create an opening.

Need to Capture in Side Mission

In order to clear the Flash Course side mission, you need to capture Flashflies. Mission can be ordered by clearing another Healing Help side mission.

Monster Hunter Wilds Related Articles

Endemic Life List

Endemic Life

Rare Species

Side Quests Related Endemic Life

Tracktail Lizard	Goldenfish	Dapperwing
Gillopod	Grand Escunite	Gravid Bowfin
Sandstar	Giant Vigorwasp	Rufflizard
Rime Beetle

Rare Endemic Life List

Petricanths	Gillopod	Black Windrustler
Grand Escunite	Dazzlewing	Gravid Bowfin
Gold Hercudrome	Sandstar	Peony Sparklerjelly
Speartuna	Prism Hercudrome	Goliath Squid
Nu Yaya	Hymstrigian	Regal Jewel Scarab
Azure Rufflizard

Other Endemic Life List

Amstrigian	Landlight Shrimp	Scalebat
Escunite	Gastronome Tuna	Landlight Shrimp
Vigormantle Bug	Vigorwasp	Windrustler
Vaporonid	Virid Bowfin	Gajau
Omenfly	Pillopod	Whetfish
Wedge Beetle	Smokeshroud Gekko	Gloom Gekko
Glass Parexus	Emperor Hopper	Goldenfry
Curioshell Crab	Leaflugger Ant	Sushifish
Xu Yo	Paratoad	Jewel Scarab
Purewasp	Gawkie	Wiggly Litchi
Nothpecker	Flashflies	Myriads
Solanaria	Great Thunderbug	Rufflizard
Great Trevally	Hercudrome	Bitterbug
Nitrotoad	Crudeshell Crab	Sleeptoad
Pallbug	Platinumfish	Mimiphyta
Petalfly	Sparklerjelly	Burst Arowana
Bomb Beetle	Gunpowderfish	Bomb Arowana
Flashbug	Scarlet Joyperch	Chillmantle Bug
Godbug	Downy Crake	Dung Beetle
Blind Perch	Heatmantle Bug	Starduster
Tyrant Hopper	Blink Angler	Florashell Crab
Dark Hornet	Quatreflies	Thunderbug