Bug/New Horizons

The following is a list of bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

The total number of bugs in New Horizons is 80, 8 more than the number of bugs in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Bugs that have been removed since New Leaf include the House Centipede, Lantern Fly, Oak Silk Moth, and Petaltail Dragonfly. Bugs new in New Horizons include the Atlas Moth, Blue Weevil Beetle, Common Bluebottle, Damselfly, Giant Water Bug, Giraffe Stag, Madagascan Sunset Moth, Man-Faced Stink Bug, and Paper Kite Butterfly.

Some bugs will not spawn in the game until the player has caught a specific total amount of bugs. For example, some of the rare beetles will not spawn until the player has caught at least 100 bugs in total.

List of bugs

Bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Location	Weather	Time	Months	Total catches
1	Common butterfly		160 Bells	Flying		4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
2	Yellow butterfly		160 Bells	Flying		4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
3	Tiger butterfly		240 Bells	Flying		4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
4	Peacock butterfly		2,500 Bells	Flying near blue, purple, and black flowers		4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
5	Common bluebottle		300 Bells	Flying		4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
6	Paper kite butterfly		1,000 Bells	Flying near flowers		8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
7	Great purple emperor		3,000 Bells	Flying near flowers		4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
8	Monarch butterfly		140 Bells	Flying near flowers		4 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
9	Emperor butterfly		4,000 Bells	Flying near flowers		5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
10	Agrias butterfly		3,000 Bells	Flying near flowers		8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
11	Rajah Brooke's birdwing		2,500 Bells	Flying near flowers		8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
12	Queen Alexandra's birdwing		4,000 Bells	Flying near flowers		8 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
13	Moth		130 Bells	Flying near light sources		7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
14	Atlas moth		3,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)		7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
15	Madagascan sunset moth		2,500 Bells	Flying near flowers		8 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
16	Long locust		200 Bells	On the ground		8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
17	Migratory locust		600 Bells	On the ground		8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
18	Rice grasshopper		400 Bells	On the ground		8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
19	Grasshopper		160 Bells	On the ground		8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
20	Cricket		130 Bells	On the ground		5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
21	Bell cricket		430 Bells	On the ground		5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
22	Mantis		430 Bells	On flowers		8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
23	Orchid mantis		2,400 Bells	On white flowers		8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
24	Honeybee		200 Bells	Flying near flowers		8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
25	Wasp		2,500 Bells	Shaking non-fruit hardwood trees or cedar trees		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
26	Brown cicada		250 Bells	On trees (hardwood and cedar)		8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
27	Robust cicada		300 Bells	On trees (hardwood and cedar)		8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
28	Giant cicada		500 Bells	On trees (hardwood and cedar)		8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
29	Walker cicada		400 Bells	On trees (hardwood and cedar)		8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
30	Evening cicada		550 Bells	On trees (hardwood and cedar)		4 AM – 8 AM & 4 PM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
31	Cicada shell		10 Bells	On trees (hardwood and cedar)		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
32	Red dragonfly		180 Bells	Flying near water		8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
33	Darner dragonfly		230 Bells	Flying near water		8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
34	Banded dragonfly		4,500 Bells	Flying near water		8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
35	Damselfly		500 Bells	Flying near water		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
36	Firefly		300 Bells	Flying near water		7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
37	Mole cricket		500 Bells	Underground		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
38	Pondskater		130 Bells	On rivers and ponds		8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
39	Diving beetle		800 Bells	On rivers and ponds		8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
40	Giant water bug		2,000 Bells	On rivers and ponds		7 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
41	Stinkbug		120 Bells	On flowers		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
42	Man-faced stink bug		1,000 Bells	On flowers		7 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
43	Ladybug		200 Bells	On flowers		8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
44	Tiger beetle		1,500 Bells	On the ground		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
45	Jewel Beetle		2,400 Bells	On tree stumps		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
46	Violin Beetle		450 Bells	On tree stumps		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
47	Citrus long-horned beetle		350 Bells	On tree stumps		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
48	Rosalia Batesi Beetle		3,000 Bells	On tree stumps		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
49	Blue weevil beetle		800 Bells	On palm trees		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
50	Dung beetle		3,000 Bells	Pushing snowballs		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
51	Earth-boring dung beetle		300 Bells	On the ground		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
52	Scarab Beetle		10,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)		11 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
53	Drone beetle		200 Bells	On trees (any kind)		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
54	Goliath Beetle		8,000 Bells	On palm trees		5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
55	Saw Stag		2,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
56	Miyama Stag		1,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
57	Giant stag		10,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)		11 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
58	Rainbow Stag		6,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)		7 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
59	Cyclommatus stag		8,000 Bells	On palm trees		5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
60	Golden Stag		12,000 Bells	On palm trees		5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
61	Giraffe Stag		12,000 Bells	On palm trees		5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
62	Horned dynastid		1,350 Bells	On trees (any kind)		5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
63	Horned atlas		8,000 Bells	On palm trees		5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
64	Horned elephant		8,000 Bells	On palm trees		5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
65	Horned hercules		12,000 Bells	On palm trees		5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
66	Walking stick		600 Bells	On trees (any kind)		4 AM – 8 AM & 5 PM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
67	Walking leaf		600 Bells	Disguised under trees		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
68	Bagworm		600 Bells	Shaking trees (hardwood and cedar)		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
69	Ant		80 Bells	On spoiled turnips/candy/lollipops		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
70	Hermit crab		1,000 Bells	Disguised on shoreline		7 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
71	Wharf roach		200 Bells	On beach rocks		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
72	Fly		60 Bells	Flying near trash or rotten turnips		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
73	Mosquito		130 Bells	Flying		5 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
74	Flea		70 Bells	On villagers		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
75	Snail		250 Bells	On rocks and bushes		All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
76	Pill Bug		250 Bells	From hitting rocks		11 PM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
77	Centipede		300 Bells	From hitting rocks		4 PM – 11 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
78	Spider		600 Bells	Shaking trees		7 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
79	Tarantula		8,000 Bells	On the ground		7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
80	Scorpion		8,000 Bells	On the ground		7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0

Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc, sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex, SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone, vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, and PanchamBro.

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Trivia

• Under unique circumstances and dedication, it is possible to complete the New Horizons Critterpedia in the Southern Hemisphere in only 4 months total from the game's launch on March 20, 2020 via online play. This is possible since there's a good majority of bugs available from March to June, including bugs that cannot be obtained online, such as the Walking Leaf, the Mosquito, and the Dung Beetle. For any other bugs that can't be caught on their island, players could then travel to a Northern Hemisphere island to obtain otherwise out-of-season bugs such as the Peacock Butterfly and the Firefly. A player in the Southern Hemisphere could therefore complete the Critterpedia in no less than July 1st, while a player in the Northern Hemisphere would have to wait until December 11th to complete the Critterpedia since one bug, the Dung Beetle, is impossible to obtain when playing online as their spawn location, snowballs, will not appear in online sessions.