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Animal Crossing: New Horizons: complete list of bugs available in the game

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons: complete list of bugs available in the game
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This guide lists all the critters you can obtain in Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch. You'll also find out in which months you can catch each bug, as well as their rarity and sale prices.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons: complete list of bugs available in the game

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

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