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    Animal Crossing New Horizons Bug List

    Animal Crossing New Horizons

    Welcome to our guide on bugs in Animal Crossing New Horizons, in this guide you will learn how to catch bugs, where to find them and what to do with them.

    Animal Crossing New Horizons Bug List

    How to catch bugs in ACNH

    If you want to catch bugs in animal crossing new horizons you would need a net; certain bugs will only appear at certain times of the day and parts of the year, for example, May, July, October, etc. It’s also worth noting that you can change the time of the year in ACNH by adjusting your Nintendo Switch Date/Time.

    Tip: Some bugs are jumpier than others, so you will need to ready your net and approach slowly.

    • To build a flimsy net, you will need five tree branches which you can get from shaking trees; you can get as many branches as you want from one tree as long as there is space for them to fall.
    RecipeMaterials NeededObtained From
    Flimsy net
    Flimsy net Animal Crossing New Horizons 100
    Tools
    5x tree branch
    Tom Nook (first DIY workshop)

    How To Make a Golden Net for Catching Bugs

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    These are all the things you can do with bugs.

    • Capture bugs and put them in a Museum
    • You can sell them for Bells
    • You can use them as Furniture/Decoration
    • You can give them to Villagers

    Where to find bugs in Animal Crossing New Horizons

    Bugs will spawn in different locations and environments. They can spawn inside trees, around rivers, on flowers, and even rocks. Depending on the time of day and light sources around also dictate which bugs spawn. Be sure you keep trees, flowers and stumps around to get the most out of your bug population.

    This list of bugs will help you find the time of day, season, and even weather when bugs spawn.

    PriceTimeLocationSeason / Month

    Common Butterfly
    1604am - 7pmOn Flowers
    N: January February March Aprill May June September October November December
    S: March Aprill May June July August September October November December

    Yellow Butterfly
    1604am - 7pmFlying
    N: March Aprill May June September October
    S: March Aprill September October November December

    Tiger Butterfly
    2404am - 7pmFlying
    N: March Aprill May June July August September
    S: September October November December January February March

    Peacock Butterfly
    2,5004am - 7pmOn Purple, Black and Blue Flowers
    N: March Aprill May June
    S: September October November December

    Common Bluebottle
    4am - 7pmFlying
    N: Aprill May June July August
    S: October November December January February

    Paper Kite Butterfly
    1,0008am - 7pmFlying
    N: Any month
    S: Any month

    Great Purple Emperor
    4am - 7amFlying
    N: May June July August
    S: November December January February

    Monarch Butterfly
    1404am - 5pmFlying
    N: September October November
    S: March Aprill May

    Emperor Butterfly
    4,0005pm - 8amFlying
    N: January February March June July August September December
    S: January February March June July August September December

    Agrias Butterfly
    3,0008am - 5pmFlying
    N: Aprill May June July August September
    S: October November December January February March

    Rajah Brooke's Birdwing
    2,5008am - 5pmOn Purple, Black and Blue Flowers
    N: December January February Aprill May June July August September
    S: June July August October November December January February March

    Queen Alexandra's Birdwing
    4,0008am - 4pmFlying
    N: May June July August September
    S: November December January February March April

    Moth
    1307pm - 4amAround Light
    N: Any month
    S: Any month

    Atlas Moth
    7pm - 4amN/A
    N: Aprill May June July August September
    S: October November December January February March

    Madagascan Sunset Moth
    2,5008am - 4pmFlying
    N: Aprill May June July August September
    S: October November December January February March

    Long Locust
    2008am - 7pmIn Grass
    N: Aprill May June July August September October November
    S: October November December January February March Aprill May

    Migratory Locust
    2008am - 7pmIn Grass
    N: August September October November
    S: February March Aprill May

    Rice Grasshopper
    1,6008am - 7pmIn Grass
    N: August September October November
    S: February March Aprill May

    Grasshopper
    1608am - 5pmIn Grass
    N: July August September
    S: January February March

    Cricket
    1305pm - 8amIn Grass
    N: September October November
    S: March Aprill May

    Bell Cricket
    5pm - 8amIn Grass
    N: September October
    S: March April

    Mantis
    4308am - 5pmOn Flowers
    N: March Aprill May June July August September October November
    S: September October November December January March April

    Orchid Mantis
    2,4008am - 5pmOn Flowers
    N: March Aprill May June July August September October November
    S: September October November December January February March Aprill May

    Honeybee
    2008am - 5pmOn Flowers
    N: March Aprill May June July
    S: September October November December January

    Wasp
    2,500AnytimeShaking Trees
    N: Any month
    S: Any month

    Brown Cicada
    2508am - 5pmOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Robust Cicada
    8am - 5pmOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Giant Cicada
    8am - 5pmOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Walker Cicada
    4008am - 4pmOn Trees
    N: August September
    S: February March

    Evening Cicada
    4am - 8am & 4pm - 7pmOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Cicada Shell
    AnytimeOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Red Dragonfly
    1808am - 7pmFlying
    N: September October
    S: March April

    Darner Dragonfly
    2308am - 5pmFlying
    N: Aprill May June July August September October
    S: October November December January February March April

    Banded Dragonfly
    4,5008am - 5pmFlying
    N: May June July August September October
    S: November December January February March April

    Damselfly
    500AnytimeFlying
    N: November December January February
    S: May June July August

    Firefly
    3007pm - 4pmOn Freshwater
    N: June
    S: December

    Pondskater
    1308am - 7pmIn Rivers
    N: May June July August September
    S: November December January February March

    Diving Beetle
    8008am - 7pmIn Rivers
    N: May June July August September
    S: November December January February March

    Giant Water Beetle
    7pm - 8amN/A
    N: Aprill May June July August September
    S: January February March October November December

    Stinkbug
    120AnytimeOn Trees
    N: March Aprill May June July August September October
    S: September October November December January February March April

    Man-faced Stink Bug
    1,0007pm - 8amOn Flowers
    N: March Aprill May June July August September October
    S: September October November December January February March April

    Ladybug
    2008am - 5pmOn Flowers
    N: March Aprill May June October
    S: Aprill & September October November December

    Tiger Beetle
    240AnytimeFlying
    N: February March Aprill May June July August September October
    S: September October November December January February March

    Jewel Beetle
    AnytimeOn Trees
    N: Aprill May June July August
    S: October November December January February

    Citrus Long-horned Beetle
    350AnytimeOn Tree Stumps
    N: Any month
    S: Any month

    Rosalia Batesi Beetle
    3,000AnytimeOn Tree Stumps
    N: May June July August September
    S: November December January February March

    Blue Weevil Beetle
    AnytimeOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Violin Beetle
    450AnytimeOn Trees
    N: May June September October November
    S: March Aprill May November December

    Dung Beetle
    AnytimeOn Ground
    N: December January February
    S: June July August

    Earth-boring Dung Beetle
    300AnytimeOn Ground
    N: July August September
    S: January February March

    Scarab Beetle
    11pm - 8amOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Drone Beetle
    200AnytimeOn Trees
    N: June July August
    S: December January February

    Goliath Beetle
    5pm - 8amOn Trees
    N: June July August September
    S: December January February March April

    Saw Stag
    AnytimeOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Miyama Stag
    AnytimeOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Giant Stag
    11pm - 8amOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Rainbow Stag
    7pm - 8amOn Trees
    N: June July August September
    S: December January February March

    Cyclommatus Stag
    5pm - 8amOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Golden Stag
    5pm - 8amOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Giraffe Stag
    5pm - 8amOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Horned Dynastid
    5pm - 8amOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Horned Atlas
    5pm - 8amOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Horned Elephant
    5pm - 8amOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Horned Hercules
    5pm - 8amOn Trees
    N: July August
    S: January February

    Walking Stick
    4am - 8am & 5pm - 7pmShaking Trees
    N: July August September October November
    S: January February March Aprill May

    Walking Leaf
    600AnytimeOn Ground (Beneath Trees)
    N: July August September
    S: January February March

    Bagworm
    600AnytimeOn Trees
    N: Any month
    S: Any month

    Ant
    80AnytimeOn Rotten Turnips and Fruit
    N: Any month
    S: Any month

    Hermit Crab
    1,0007pm - 8amOn Beach
    N: Any month
    S: Any month

    Wharf Roach
    AnytimeOn Beach (Rocks)
    N: Any month
    S: Any month

    Fly
    AnytimeOn Rotten Food and Garbage
    N: Any month
    S: Any month

    Mosquito
    1305pm - 4amFlying
    N: June July August September
    S: December January February March

    Flea
    70AnytimeOn Flea-Infested Villagers
    N: Aprill May June July August September October November
    S: October November December January February March Aprill May

    Snail
    250AnytimeUnder Rocks
    N: Any month
    S: Any month

    Pill Bug
    25011pm - 4pmUnder Rocks
    N: September October November December January February March Aprill May June
    S: March Aprill May June July August September October November December

    Centipede
    4305pm - 11pmUnder Rocks
    N: September October November December January February March Aprill May June
    S: March Aprill May June July August September November December

    Spider
    6007pm - 8amShaking Trees
    N: Any month
    S: Any month

    Tarantula
    8,0007pm - 4amOn Ground
    N: November December January February March April
    S: May June July August September October

    Scorpion
    7pm - 4amOn Ground
    N: May June July August September October
    S: November December January February March April
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