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Animal Crossing New Horizons Bug List

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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