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Every month, a guide will be available on our Animal Crossing: New Horizons portal to find the insects and fish available during the current month. A complete list of insects is also available, but you will find below all the critters that you can catch in May.
All-Year insects in both hemispheres
Paper kite butterfly
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 1000 bells
Moth
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: near lights
Price: 130 bells
#25 Wasp
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: by shaking trees
Price: 2500 bells
#47 Citrus long-horned beetle
When: All Year
Time: All day
Location: on stumps
Price: 350 bells
#68 Bagworm
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: by shaking trees
Price: 600 bells
Ant
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: around rotten turnip
Price: 80 bells
Hermit crab
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: on beach
Price: 1000 bells
Wharf roach
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: on rocks on beach
Price: 200 bells
Fly
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: around rotten turnip or waste
Price: 60 bells
Snail
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: on rocks when it's rainy
Price: 250 bells
Spider
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: by shaking trees
Price: 600 bells
Northern Hemisphere
Common butterfly
When: September - June (Northem) / March - December (Southern)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 160 bells
Yellow butterfly
When: Mar ~ June, Sept, Oct (N) / Mar ~ Apr, Sept ~ Dec (S)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 160 bells
Tiger butterfly
When: Mar ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Sept ~ Dec (S)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 240 bells
Peacock butterfly
When: Mar ~ June (N) / Sept ~ Dec (S)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 2500 bells
Common bluebottle
When: Apr ~ Aug (N) / Oct - Feb (S)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 300 bells
Great purple emperor
When: May ~ Aug (N) / Nov ~ Feb (S)
Time: 4am ~ 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 3000 bells
Agrias butterfly
When: Apr ~ Sept (N) / Oct ~ Mar (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 3000 bells
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
Queen Alexandra's birdwing
When: May ~ Sept (N) / Nov ~ Mar (S)
Time: 8am ~ 4pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 4000 bells
Atlas moth
When: Apr ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: on tree
Price: 3000 bells
Madagascan sunset moth
When: Apr ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 4pm
Location: above flowers
Price: 2500 bells
Long locust
When: Apr ~ Nov (N) / Jan ~ May, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on the ground
Price: 200 bells
Rice grasshopper
When: Apr ~ Nov (N) / Feb ~ May (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on the ground
Price: 400 bells
Mantis
When: Mar ~ Nov (N) / Sept ~ May (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on flowers
Price: 430 bells
Orchid mantis
When: Mar ~ Nov (N) / Sept ~ May (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on flowers
Price: 2400 bells
Honeybee
When: Mar ~ July (N) / Sept ~ Jan (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: around flowers
Price: 200 bells
Darner dragonfly
When: Apr ~ Oct (N) / Jan ~ Apr, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: flying
Price: 230 bells
Banded dragonfly
When: May ~ Oct (N) / Nov ~ Mar (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: flying
Price: 4500 bells
Mole cricket
When: Nov ~ May (N) / May ~ Nov (S)
Time: All day
Location: underground (making noise, you have to dig it)
Price: 500 bells
Pondskater
When: May ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Nov ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on water
Price: 130 bells
Diving beetle
When: May ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Nov ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on water
Price: 800 bells
Giant water bug
When: Apr ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: on water
Price: 2000 bells
Stinkbug
When: Mar ~ Oct (N) / Jan ~ Apr, Sept ~ Dec (S)
Time: All day
Location: on flowers
Price: 120 bells
Man-faced stink bug
When: Mar ~ Oct (N) / Jan ~ Apr, Sept ~ Dec (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: on flowers
Price: 1000 bells
Ladybug
When: Mar ~ June, Oct (N) / Sept ~ Dec, Apr (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on flowers
Price: 200 bells
Tiger beetle
When: Feb ~ Oct (N) / Jan ~ Apr, Aug ~ Dec (S)
Time: All day
Location: on ground
Price: 1500 bells
Jewel beetle
When: Apr ~ Aug (N) / Oct ~ Feb (S)
Time: All day
Location: on stumps
Price: 2400 bells
Violin beetle
When: May, June, Sept ~ Nov (N) / Mar ~ May, Nov ~ Dec (S)
Time: All day
Location: on stumps
Price: 450 bells
Rosalia batesi beetle
When: May ~ Sept (N) / Dec ~ Mar (S)
Time: All day
Location: on stumps
Price: 3000 bells
Flea
When: Apr ~ nov (N) / Oct ~ May (S)
Time: All day
Location: on villagers head
Price: 70 bells
Pill bug
When: Sept ~ June (N) / Mar ~ Dec (S)
Time: 11pm ~ 4pm
Location: by hitting rocks
Price: 250 bells
Centipede
When: Sept ~ June (N) / Mar ~ Dec (S)
Time: 4pm ~ 11am
Location: by hitting rocks
Price: 300 bells
Scorpion
When: May ~ Oct (N) / Nov ~ Apr (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: on the ground
Price: 8000 bells
Southern Hemisphere
Common butterfly
When: September - June (Northem) / March - December (Southern)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 160 bells
Monarch butterfly
When: Sept ~ Nov (N) / Mar ~ May (S)
Time: 4am - 5pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 140 bells
Long locust
When: Apr ~ Nov (N) / Jan ~ May, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on the ground
Price: 200 bells
Migratory Locust
When: Aug ~ Nov (N) / Feb ~ May (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on the ground
Price: 600 bells
Rice grasshopper
When: Apr ~ Nov (N) / Feb ~ May (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on the ground
Price: 400 bells
Cricket
When: Sept ~ Nov (N) / Mar ~ May (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on the ground
Price: 130 bells
Mantis
When: Mar ~ Nov (N) / Sept ~ May (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on flowers
Price: 430 bells
Orchid mantis
When: Mar ~ Nov (N) / Sept ~ May (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on flowers
Price: 2400 bells
Damselfly
When: Nov ~ Feb (N) / May ~ Aug (S)
Time: All day
Location: flying
Price: 500 bells
Mole cricket
When: Nov ~ May (N) / May ~ Nov (S)
Time: All day
Location: underground (making noise, you have to dig it)
Price: 500 bells
Violin beetle
When: May, June, Sept ~ Nov (N) / Mar ~ May, Nov ~ Dec (S)
Time: All day
Location: on stumps
Price: 450 bells
Walking stick
When: July ~ Nov (N) / Jan ~ May (S)
Time: 4am ~ 8am, 5pm ~ 7pm
Location: on trees
Price: 600 bells
Flea
When: Apr ~ nov (N) / Oct ~ May (S)
Time: All day
Location: on villagers head
Price: 70 bells
Pill bug
When: Sept ~ June (N) / Mar ~ Dec (S)
Time: 11pm ~ 4pm
Location: by hitting rocks
Price: 250 bells
Centipede
When: Sept ~ June (N) / Mar ~ Dec (S)
Time: 4pm ~ 11am
Location: by hitting rocks
Price: 300 bells
Tarantula
When: Nov ~ Apr (N) / May ~ Oct (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: on the ground
Price: 8000 bells
Original content by Camille"Effylia" Bouin.
