Conchfly
The way it darts in and out of the ground has an almost playful quality to it. An amusing and effective way to ambush prey.
Conchflies are enemies in Hollow Knight: Silksong. They are small bugs that craft shells of sharpened coral to drill through their prey.[1]
Behaviour and Tactics
Conchflies are flying enemies always found in pairs.
They drill into the ground and walls and then launch back out of different surfaces at Hornet. If the tip of their pointy shell hits Hornet, they drill into her and Combo her for 
+.
Contact with idle Conchflies deals .
Though they only have melee attacks, Conchflies still attempt to keep their distance between attacks.
Needolin Dialogue
- The crust covers...
- The crust conceals...
- Our shells made strong...
- Our nest made secret...
Location
Conchflies can be found primarily in the Coral Tower, but two can also be encountered next to a bench in Sands of Karak, and they can be summoned by the Raging Conchfly.
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Location in the Sands of Karak
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Raging Conchfly location
Gallery
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Conchfly in Sands of Karak
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In Raging Conchfly battle
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Conchfly in Coral Tower
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Attacking (Horizontal)
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Attacking (Vertical)
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Singing
Names in Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning/Explanation |
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 Brazilian Portuguese
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Mosquicórnio | Hornfly or Flycorn, Portmanteau of mosca(fly) and córnio(element used in words related to horns, such as unicórnio(unicorn)) |
 French
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Volucorne | |
 German
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Muschelfliege | |
 Italian
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Mosconchiglia | Portmanteau of mosca (fly) and conchiglia (seashell). |
 Japanese
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ホラガイバエ Horagai bae? |
Combination of ほら貝 horagai (conch) and 蝿 hae (fly). |
 Korean
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고둥파리 Godungpari |
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 Russian
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Ракушечная муха Rakušečnaja muxa |
Seashell fly |
 Simplified Chinese
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螺蝇 Luó yíng? |
Conch fly |
 Spanish
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Moscarola | Portmanteau of mosca (fly) + caracola (conch) |
 Internal name
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CORAL_CONCH_DRILLER
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References
- ↑ Conchfly Hunter's Journal entry: "Small bug that crafts a shell of sharpened coral. Spins its shell at rapid speed to cut through crust and bone."
