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Whether on the ground, on the trees or in the air, a multitude of insect species swarm on your island during all seasons in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Some are more readily available than others, and it can be complicated to complete your museum. That's why we've put together this guide to all the bugs you can catch in New Horizons, to make your life on your island paradise easier!
NOTE: As this is a long list, feel free to use CTRL+F and type the name of the fish you are looking for to find it more easily!
#1 Common butterfly
When: September - June (Northem) / March - December (Southern)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 160 bells
#2 Yellow butterfly
When: Mar ~ June, Sept, Oct (N) / Mar ~ Apr, Sept ~ Dec (S)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 160 bells
#3 Tiger butterfly
When: Mar ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Sept ~ Dec (S)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 240 bells
#4 Peacock butterfly
When: Mar ~ June (N) / Sept ~ Dec (S)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 2500 bells
#5 Common bluebottle
When: Apr ~ Aug (N) / Oct - Feb (S)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 300 bells
#6 Paper kite butterfly
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 1000 bells
#7 Great purple emperor
When: May ~ Aug (N) / Nov ~ Feb (S)
Time: 4am ~ 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 3000 bells
#8 Monarch butterfly
When: Sept ~ Nov (N) / Mar ~ May (S)
Time: 4am - 5pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 140 bells
#9 Emperor butterfly
When: Dec ~ Mar, June ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, June ~ Sept, Dec (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 4000 bells
#10 Agrias butterfly
When: Apr ~ Sept (N) / Oct ~ Mar (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 3000 bells
#11 Rajah brooke's birdwing
When: Dec ~ Feb, Apr ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, June ~ Aug, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 2500 bells
#12 Queen Alexandra's birdwing
When: May ~ Sept (N) / Nov ~ Mar (S)
Time: 8am ~ 4pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 4000 bells
#13 Moth
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: near lights
Price: 130 bells
#14 Atlas moth
When: Apr ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: on tree
Price: 3000 bells
#15 Madagascan sunset moth
When: Apr ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 4pm
Location: above flowers
Price: 2500 bells
#16 Long locust
When: Apr ~ Nov (N) / Jan ~ May, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on the ground
Price: 200 bells
#17 Migratory Locust
When: Aug ~ Nov (N) / Feb ~ May (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on the ground
Price: 600 bells
#18 Rice grasshopper
When: Apr ~ Nov (N) / Feb ~ May (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on the ground
Price: 400 bells
#19 Grasshopper
When: July ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on the ground
Price: 160 bells
#20 Cricket
When: Sept ~ Nov (N) / Mar ~ May (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on the ground
Price: 130 bells
#21 Bell cricket
When: Sept ~ Oct (N) / Mar ~ Apr (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on the ground
Price: 430 bells
#22 Mantis
When: Mar ~ Nov (N) / Sept ~ May (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on flowers
Price: 430 bells
#23 Orchid mantis
When: Mar ~ Nov (N) / Sept ~ May (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on flowers
Price: 2400 bells
#24 Honeybee
When: Mar ~ July (N) / Sept ~ Jan (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: around flowers
Price: 200 bells
#25 Wasp
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: by shaking trees
Price: 2500 bells
#26 Brown cicada
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on trees
Price: 250 bells
#27 Robust cicada
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on trees
Price: 300 bells
#28 Giant cicada
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on trees
Price: 500 bells
#29 Walker cicada
When: Aug ~ Sept (N) / Feb ~ Mar (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on trees
Price: 400 bells
#30 Evening cicada
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 4am ~ 8am, 4pm ~ 7pm
Location: on trees
Price: 550 bells
#31 Cicada shell
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: All day
Location: on trees
Price: 10 bells
#32 Red dragonfly
When: Sept ~ Oct (N) / Mar ~ Apr (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: flying
Price: 180 bells
#33 Darner dragonfly
When: Apr ~ Oct (N) / Jan ~ Apr, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: flying
Price: 230 bells
#34 Banded dragonfly
When: May ~ Oct (N) / Nov ~ Mar (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: flying
Price: 4500 bells
#35 Damselfly
When: Nov ~ Feb (N) / May ~ Aug (S)
Time: All day
Location: flying
Price: 500 bells
#36 Firefly
When: June (N) / Dec (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: flying around rivers
Price: 300 bells
#37 Mole cricket
When: Nov ~ May (N) / May ~ Nov (S)
Time: All day
Location: underground (making noise, you have to dig it)
Price: 500 bells
#38 Pondskater
When: May ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Nov ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on water
Price: 130 bells
#39 Diving beetle
When: May ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Nov ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on water
Price: 800 bells
#40 Giant water bug
When: Apr ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: on water
Price: 2000 bells
#41 Stinkbug
When: Mar ~ Oct (N) / Jan ~ Apr, Sept ~ Dec (S)
Time: All day
Location: on flowers
Price: 120 bells
#42 Man-faced stink bug
When: Mar ~ Oct (N) / Jan ~ Apr, Sept ~ Dec (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: on flowers
Price: 1000 bells
#43 Ladybug
When: Mar ~ June, Oct (N) / Sept ~ Dec, Apr (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on flowers
Price: 200 bells
#44 Tiger beetle
When: Feb ~ Oct (N) / Jan ~ Apr, Aug ~ Dec (S)
Time: All day
Location: on ground
Price: 1500 bells
#45 Jewel beetle
When: Apr ~ Aug (N) / Oct ~ Feb (S)
Time: All day
Location: on stumps
Price: 2400 bells
#46 Violin beetle
When: May, June, Sept ~ Nov (N) / Mar ~ May, Nov ~ Dec (S)
Time: All day
Location: on stumps
Price: 450 bells
#47 Citrus long-horned beetle
When: All Year
Time: All day
Location: on stumps
Price: 350 bells
#48 Rosalia batesi beetle
When: May ~ Sept (N) / Dec ~ Mar (S)
Time: All day
Location: on stumps
Price: 3000 bells
#49 Blue weevil beetle
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: All day
Location: on palm trees
Price: 800 bells
#49 Blue weevil beetle
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: All day
Location: on palm trees
Price: 800 bells
#50 Dung beetle
When: Dec ~ Feb (N) / June ~ Aug (S)
Time: All day
Location: on snowballs
Price: 3000 bells
#51 Earth-boring dung beetle
When: July ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar (S)
Time: All day
Location: on the ground
Price: 300 bells
#51 Earth-boring dung beetle
When: July ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar (S)
Time: All day
Location: on the ground
Price: 300 bells
#52 Scarab beetle
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 11pm ~ 8am
Location: on trees
Price: 10000 bells
#53 Drone beetle
When: June ~ Aug (N) / Dec ~ Feb (S)
Time: All day
Location: on trees
Price: 200 bells
#54 Goliath beetle
When: June ~ Sept (N) / Dec ~ Mar (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on palm trees
Price: 8000 bells
#55 Saw stag
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: All day
Location: on trees
Price: 2000 bells
#56 Miyama stag
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: All day
Location: on trees
Price: 1000 bells
#57 Giant stag
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 11pm ~ 8am
Location: on trees
Price: 10000 bells
#58 Rainbow stag
When: June ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Dec (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: on trees
Price: 6000 bells
#59 Cyclommatus stag
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on palm trees
Price: 8000 bells
#60 Golden stag
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on palm trees
Price: 12000 bells
#61 Giraffe stag
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on palm trees
Price: 12000 bells
#62 Horned dynastid
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on trees
Price: 1350 bells
#63 Horned atlas
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on palm trees
Price: 8000 bells
#64 Horned elephant
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on palm trees
Price: 8000 bells
#65 Horned hercules
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on palm trees
Price: 12000 bells
#66 Walking stick
When: July ~ Nov (N) / Jan ~ May (S)
Time: 4am ~ 8am, 5pm ~ 7pm
Location: on trees
Price: 600 bells
#67 Walking leaf
When: July ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar (S)
Time: All day
Location: on flowers
Price: 600 bells
#68 Bagworm
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: by shaking trees
Price: 600 bells
#69 Ant
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: around rotten turnip
Price: 80 bells
#70 Hermit crab
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: on beach
Price: 1000 bells
#71 Wharf roach
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: on rocks on beach
Price: 200 bells
#72 Fly
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: around rotten turnip or waste
Price: 60 bells
#73 Mosquito
When: June ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Dec (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 4am
Location: around you
Price: 130 bells
#74 Flea
When: Apr ~ nov (N) / Oct ~ May (S)
Time: All day
Location: on villagers head
Price: 70 bells
#75 Snail
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: on rocks when it's rainy
Price: 250 bells
#76 Pill bug
When: Sept ~ June (N) / Mar ~ Dec (S)
Time: 11pm ~ 4pm
Location: by hitting rocks
Price: 250 bells
#77 Centipede
When: Sept ~ June (N) / Mar ~ Dec (S)
Time: 4pm ~ 11am
Location: by hitting rocks
Price: 300 bells
#78 Spider
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: by shaking trees
Price: 600 bells
#79 Tarantula
When: Nov ~ Apr (N) / May ~ Oct (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: on the ground
Price: 8000 bells
#80 Scorpion
When: May ~ Oct (N) / Nov ~ Apr (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: on the ground
Price: 8000 bells
