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.
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.
| Recipe | Materials Needed | Obtained From |
|---|---|---|
Flimsy net   100Tools | 5x tree branch | Tom Nook (first DIY workshop) |
How To Make a Golden Net for Catching Bugs
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.
| Price | Time | Location | Season / Month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Common Butterfly | 160 | 4am - 7pm | On 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 | 160 | 4am - 7pm | Flying | N: March Aprill May June September October S: March Aprill September October November December |
 Tiger Butterfly | 240 | 4am - 7pm | Flying | N: March Aprill May June July August September S: September October November December January February March |
 Peacock Butterfly | 2,500 | 4am - 7pm | On Purple, Black and Blue Flowers | N: March Aprill May June S: September October November December |
 Common Bluebottle | 4am - 7pm | Flying | N: Aprill May June July August S: October November December January February | |
 Paper Kite Butterfly | 1,000 | 8am - 7pm | Flying | N: Any month S: Any month |
 Great Purple Emperor | 4am - 7am | Flying | N: May June July August S: November December January February | |
 Monarch Butterfly | 140 | 4am - 5pm | Flying | N: September October November S: March Aprill May |
 Emperor Butterfly | 4,000 | 5pm - 8am | Flying | N: January February March June July August September December S: January February March June July August September December |
 Agrias Butterfly | 3,000 | 8am - 5pm | Flying | N: Aprill May June July August September S: October November December January February March |
 Rajah Brooke's Birdwing | 2,500 | 8am - 5pm | On 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 | 4,000 | 8am - 4pm | Flying | N: May June July August September S: November December January February March April |
 Moth | 130 | 7pm - 4am | Around Light | N: Any month S: Any month |
 Atlas Moth | 7pm - 4am | N/A | N: Aprill May June July August September S: October November December January February March | |
 Madagascan Sunset Moth | 2,500 | 8am - 4pm | Flying | N: Aprill May June July August September S: October November December January February March |
 Long Locust | 200 | 8am - 7pm | In Grass | N: Aprill May June July August September October November S: October November December January February March Aprill May |
 Migratory Locust | 200 | 8am - 7pm | In Grass | N: August September October November S: February March Aprill May |
 Rice Grasshopper | 1,600 | 8am - 7pm | In Grass | N: August September October November S: February March Aprill May |
 Grasshopper | 160 | 8am - 5pm | In Grass | N: July August September S: January February March |
 Cricket | 130 | 5pm - 8am | In Grass | N: September October November S: March Aprill May |
 Bell Cricket | 5pm - 8am | In Grass | N: September October S: March April | |
 Mantis | 430 | 8am - 5pm | On Flowers | N: March Aprill May June July August September October November S: September October November December January March April |
 Orchid Mantis | 2,400 | 8am - 5pm | On Flowers | N: March Aprill May June July August September October November S: September October November December January February March Aprill May |
 Honeybee | 200 | 8am - 5pm | On Flowers | N: March Aprill May June July S: September October November December January |
 Wasp | 2,500 | Anytime | Shaking Trees | N: Any month S: Any month |
 Brown Cicada | 250 | 8am - 5pm | On Trees | N: July August S: January February |
 Robust Cicada | 8am - 5pm | On Trees | N: July August S: January February | |
 Giant Cicada | 8am - 5pm | On Trees | N: July August S: January February | |
 Walker Cicada | 400 | 8am - 4pm | On Trees | N: August September S: February March |
 Evening Cicada | 4am - 8am & 4pm - 7pm | On Trees | N: July August S: January February | |
 Cicada Shell | Anytime | On Trees | N: July August S: January February | |
 Red Dragonfly | 180 | 8am - 7pm | Flying | N: September October S: March April |
 Darner Dragonfly | 230 | 8am - 5pm | Flying | N: Aprill May June July August September October S: October November December January February March April |
 Banded Dragonfly | 4,500 | 8am - 5pm | Flying | N: May June July August September October S: November December January February March April |
 Damselfly | 500 | Anytime | Flying | N: November December January February S: May June July August |
 Firefly | 300 | 7pm - 4pm | On Freshwater | N: June S: December |
 Pondskater | 130 | 8am - 7pm | In Rivers | N: May June July August September S: November December January February March |
 Diving Beetle | 800 | 8am - 7pm | In Rivers | N: May June July August September S: November December January February March |
 Giant Water Beetle | 7pm - 8am | N/A | N: Aprill May June July August September S: January February March October November December | |
 Stinkbug | 120 | Anytime | On Trees | N: March Aprill May June July August September October S: September October November December January February March April |
 Man-faced Stink Bug | 1,000 | 7pm - 8am | On Flowers | N: March Aprill May June July August September October S: September October November December January February March April |
 Ladybug | 200 | 8am - 5pm | On Flowers | N: March Aprill May June October S: Aprill & September October November December |
 Tiger Beetle | 240 | Anytime | Flying | N: February March Aprill May June July August September October S: September October November December January February March |
 Jewel Beetle | Anytime | On Trees | N: Aprill May June July August S: October November December January February | |
 Citrus Long-horned Beetle | 350 | Anytime | On Tree Stumps | N: Any month S: Any month |
 Rosalia Batesi Beetle | 3,000 | Anytime | On Tree Stumps | N: May June July August September S: November December January February March |
 Blue Weevil Beetle | Anytime | On Trees | N: July August S: January February | |
 Violin Beetle | 450 | Anytime | On Trees | N: May June September October November S: March Aprill May November December |
 Dung Beetle | Anytime | On Ground | N: December January February S: June July August | |
 Earth-boring Dung Beetle | 300 | Anytime | On Ground | N: July August September S: January February March |
 Scarab Beetle | 11pm - 8am | On Trees | N: July August S: January February | |
 Drone Beetle | 200 | Anytime | On Trees | N: June July August S: December January February |
 Goliath Beetle | 5pm - 8am | On Trees | N: June July August September S: December January February March April | |
 Saw Stag | Anytime | On Trees | N: July August S: January February | |
 Miyama Stag | Anytime | On Trees | N: July August S: January February | |
 Giant Stag | 11pm - 8am | On Trees | N: July August S: January February | |
 Rainbow Stag | 7pm - 8am | On Trees | N: June July August September S: December January February March | |
 Cyclommatus Stag | 5pm - 8am | On Trees | N: July August S: January February | |
 Golden Stag | 5pm - 8am | On Trees | N: July August S: January February | |
 Giraffe Stag | 5pm - 8am | On Trees | N: July August S: January February | |
 Horned Dynastid | 5pm - 8am | On Trees | N: July August S: January February | |
 Horned Atlas | 5pm - 8am | On Trees | N: July August S: January February | |
 Horned Elephant | 5pm - 8am | On Trees | N: July August S: January February | |
 Horned Hercules | 5pm - 8am | On Trees | N: July August S: January February | |
 Walking Stick | 4am - 8am & 5pm - 7pm | Shaking Trees | N: July August September October November S: January February March Aprill May | |
 Walking Leaf | 600 | Anytime | On Ground (Beneath Trees) | N: July August September S: January February March |
 Bagworm | 600 | Anytime | On Trees | N: Any month S: Any month |
 Ant | 80 | Anytime | On Rotten Turnips and Fruit | N: Any month S: Any month |
 Hermit Crab | 1,000 | 7pm - 8am | On Beach | N: Any month S: Any month |
 Wharf Roach | Anytime | On Beach (Rocks) | N: Any month S: Any month | |
 Fly | Anytime | On Rotten Food and Garbage | N: Any month S: Any month | |
 Mosquito | 130 | 5pm - 4am | Flying | N: June July August September S: December January February March |
 Flea | 70 | Anytime | On Flea-Infested Villagers | N: Aprill May June July August September October November S: October November December January February March Aprill May |
 Snail | 250 | Anytime | Under Rocks | N: Any month S: Any month |
 Pill Bug | 250 | 11pm - 4pm | Under Rocks | N: September October November December January February March Aprill May June S: March Aprill May June July August September October November December |
 Centipede | 430 | 5pm - 11pm | Under Rocks | N: September October November December January February March Aprill May June S: March Aprill May June July August September November December |
 Spider | 600 | 7pm - 8am | Shaking Trees | N: Any month S: Any month |
 Tarantula | 8,000 | 7pm - 4am | On Ground | N: November December January February March April S: May June July August September October |
 Scorpion | 7pm - 4am | On Ground | N: May June July August September October S: November December January February March April |
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