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!
When: September - June (Northem) / March - December (Southern)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 160 bells
When: Mar ~ June, Sept, Oct (N) / Mar ~ Apr, Sept ~ Dec (S)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 160 bells
When: Mar ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Sept ~ Dec (S)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 240 bells
When: Mar ~ June (N) / Sept ~ Dec (S)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 2500 bells
When: Apr ~ Aug (N) / Oct - Feb (S)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 300 bells
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 1000 bells
When: May ~ Aug (N) / Nov ~ Feb (S)
Time: 4am ~ 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 3000 bells
When: Sept ~ Nov (N) / Mar ~ May (S)
Time: 4am - 5pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 140 bells
When: Dec ~ Mar, June ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, June ~ Sept, Dec (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 4000 bells
When: Apr ~ Sept (N) / Oct ~ Mar (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 3000 bells
When: Dec ~ Feb, Apr ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, June ~ Aug, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 2500 bells
When: May ~ Sept (N) / Nov ~ Mar (S)
Time: 8am ~ 4pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 4000 bells
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: near lights
Price: 130 bells
When: Apr ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: on tree
Price: 3000 bells
When: Apr ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 4pm
Location: above flowers
Price: 2500 bells
When: Apr ~ Nov (N) / Jan ~ May, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on the ground
Price: 200 bells
When: Aug ~ Nov (N) / Feb ~ May (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on the ground
Price: 600 bells
When: Apr ~ Nov (N) / Feb ~ May (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on the ground
Price: 400 bells
When: July ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on the ground
Price: 160 bells
When: Sept ~ Nov (N) / Mar ~ May (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on the ground
Price: 130 bells
When: Sept ~ Oct (N) / Mar ~ Apr (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on the ground
Price: 430 bells
When: Mar ~ Nov (N) / Sept ~ May (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on flowers
Price: 430 bells
When: Mar ~ Nov (N) / Sept ~ May (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on flowers
Price: 2400 bells
When: Mar ~ July (N) / Sept ~ Jan (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: around flowers
Price: 200 bells
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: by shaking trees
Price: 2500 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on trees
Price: 250 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on trees
Price: 300 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on trees
Price: 500 bells
When: Aug ~ Sept (N) / Feb ~ Mar (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on trees
Price: 400 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 4am ~ 8am, 4pm ~ 7pm
Location: on trees
Price: 550 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: All day
Location: on trees
Price: 10 bells
When: Sept ~ Oct (N) / Mar ~ Apr (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: flying
Price: 180 bells
When: Apr ~ Oct (N) / Jan ~ Apr, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: flying
Price: 230 bells
When: May ~ Oct (N) / Nov ~ Mar (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: flying
Price: 4500 bells
When: Nov ~ Feb (N) / May ~ Aug (S)
Time: All day
Location: flying
Price: 500 bells
When: June (N) / Dec (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: flying around rivers
Price: 300 bells
When: Nov ~ May (N) / May ~ Nov (S)
Time: All day
Location: underground (making noise, you have to dig it)
Price: 500 bells
When: May ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Nov ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on water
Price: 130 bells
When: May ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Nov ~ Dec (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on water
Price: 800 bells
When: Apr ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Oct ~ Dec (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: on water
Price: 2000 bells
When: Mar ~ Oct (N) / Jan ~ Apr, Sept ~ Dec (S)
Time: All day
Location: on flowers
Price: 120 bells
When: Mar ~ Oct (N) / Jan ~ Apr, Sept ~ Dec (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: on flowers
Price: 1000 bells
When: Mar ~ June, Oct (N) / Sept ~ Dec, Apr (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on flowers
Price: 200 bells
When: Feb ~ Oct (N) / Jan ~ Apr, Aug ~ Dec (S)
Time: All day
Location: on ground
Price: 1500 bells
When: Apr ~ Aug (N) / Oct ~ Feb (S)
Time: All day
Location: on stumps
Price: 2400 bells
When: May, June, Sept ~ Nov (N) / Mar ~ May, Nov ~ Dec (S)
Time: All day
Location: on stumps
Price: 450 bells
When: All Year
Time: All day
Location: on stumps
Price: 350 bells
When: May ~ Sept (N) / Dec ~ Mar (S)
Time: All day
Location: on stumps
Price: 3000 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: All day
Location: on palm trees
Price: 800 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: All day
Location: on palm trees
Price: 800 bells
When: Dec ~ Feb (N) / June ~ Aug (S)
Time: All day
Location: on snowballs
Price: 3000 bells
When: July ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar (S)
Time: All day
Location: on the ground
Price: 300 bells
When: July ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar (S)
Time: All day
Location: on the ground
Price: 300 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 11pm ~ 8am
Location: on trees
Price: 10000 bells
When: June ~ Aug (N) / Dec ~ Feb (S)
Time: All day
Location: on trees
Price: 200 bells
When: June ~ Sept (N) / Dec ~ Mar (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on palm trees
Price: 8000 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: All day
Location: on trees
Price: 2000 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: All day
Location: on trees
Price: 1000 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 11pm ~ 8am
Location: on trees
Price: 10000 bells
When: June ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Dec (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: on trees
Price: 6000 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on palm trees
Price: 8000 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on palm trees
Price: 12000 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on palm trees
Price: 12000 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on trees
Price: 1350 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on palm trees
Price: 8000 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on palm trees
Price: 8000 bells
When: July ~ Aug (N) / Jan ~ Feb (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 8am
Location: on palm trees
Price: 12000 bells
When: July ~ Nov (N) / Jan ~ May (S)
Time: 4am ~ 8am, 5pm ~ 7pm
Location: on trees
Price: 600 bells
When: July ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar (S)
Time: All day
Location: on flowers
Price: 600 bells
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: by shaking trees
Price: 600 bells
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: around rotten turnip
Price: 80 bells
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: on beach
Price: 1000 bells
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: on rocks on beach
Price: 200 bells
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: around rotten turnip or waste
Price: 60 bells
When: June ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Dec (S)
Time: 5pm ~ 4am
Location: around you
Price: 130 bells
When: Apr ~ nov (N) / Oct ~ May (S)
Time: All day
Location: on villagers head
Price: 70 bells
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: on rocks when it's rainy
Price: 250 bells
When: Sept ~ June (N) / Mar ~ Dec (S)
Time: 11pm ~ 4pm
Location: by hitting rocks
Price: 250 bells
When: Sept ~ June (N) / Mar ~ Dec (S)
Time: 4pm ~ 11am
Location: by hitting rocks
Price: 300 bells
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: by shaking trees
Price: 600 bells
When: Nov ~ Apr (N) / May ~ Oct (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: on the ground
Price: 8000 bells
When: May ~ Oct (N) / Nov ~ Apr (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: on the ground
Price: 8000 bells
