Each month, we'll post a guide to all insects available for you to catch that month in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
NEW INSECT IN AUGUST
When: Aug ~ Nov (N) / Feb ~ May (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: on the ground
Price: 600 bells
When: Aug ~ Sept (N) / Feb ~ Mar (S)
Time: 8am ~ 5pm
Location: on trees
Price: 400 bells
When: Feb ~ Oct (N) / Jan ~ Apr, Aug ~ Dec (S)
Time: All day
Location: on ground
Price: 1500 bells
All Year in Both Hemispheres
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: 8am ~ 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 1000 bells
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: near lights
Price: 130 bells
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: by shaking trees
Price: 2500 bells
When: All Year
Time: All day
Location: on stumps
Price: 350 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: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: All day
Location: on rocks when it's rainy
Price: 250 bells
When: All Year (N) / All Year (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: by shaking trees
Price: 600 bells
Northern Hemisphere
When: Mar ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, Sept ~ Dec (S)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 240 bells
When: Apr ~ Aug (N) / Oct - Feb (S)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 300 bells
When: May ~ Aug (N) / Nov ~ Feb (S)
Time: 4am ~ 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 3000 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 ~ 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: 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: 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: May ~ Oct (N) / Nov ~ Apr (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: on the ground
Price: 8000 bells
Southern Hemisphere
When: September - June (Northem) / March - December (Southern)
Time: 4am - 7pm
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 160 bells
When: Dec ~ Mar, June ~ Sept (N) / Jan ~ Mar, June ~ Sept, Dec (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 8am
Location: Above Flowers
Price: 4000 bells
When: Nov ~ Feb (N) / May ~ Aug (S)
Time: All day
Location: flying
Price: 500 bells
When: Nov ~ May (N) / May ~ Nov (S)
Time: All day
Location: underground (making noise, you have to dig it)
Price: 500 bells
When: Dec ~ Feb (N) / June ~ Aug (S)
Time: All day
Location: on snowballs
Price: 3000 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: Nov ~ Apr (N) / May ~ Oct (S)
Time: 7pm ~ 4am
Location: on the ground
Price: 8000 bells
