List of bugs in New Horizons during December

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The following is a list of bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons that are available during December.

Northern Hemisphere[edit]

No leaving bugs after this month.

December bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

# Name Icon Sell price Location Weather Time Months Total catches
1 Common butterfly common butterfly  160 Bells Flying Any except rain 4 AM – 7 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
6 Paper kite butterfly paper kite butterfly  1,000 Bells Flying near flowers Any except rain 8 AM – 7 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
9 Emperor butterfly emperor butterfly  4,000 Bells Flying near flowers Any except rain 5 PM – 8 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
11 Rajah Brooke's birdwing Rajah Brooke's birdwing  2,500 Bells Flying near flowers Any except rain 8 AM – 5 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
13 Moth moth  130 Bells Flying near light sources Any except rain 7 PM – 4 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
25 Wasp wasp  2,500 Bells Shaking non-fruit hardwood trees or cedar trees Any weather All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
35 Damselfly damselfly  500 Bells Flying near water Any except rain All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
37 Mole cricket mole cricket  500 Bells Underground Any weather All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
47 Citrus long-horned beetle citrus long-horned beetle  350 Bells On tree stumps Any except rain All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
50 Dung beetle dung beetle  3,000 Bells Pushing snowballs Any weather All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
68 Bagworm bagworm  600 Bells Shaking trees (hardwood and cedar) Any weather All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
69 Ant ant  80 Bells On spoiled turnips/candy/lollipops Any weather All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
70 Hermit crab hermit crab  1,000 Bells Disguised on shoreline Any weather 7 PM – 8 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
71 Wharf roach wharf roach  200 Bells On beach rocks Any weather All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
72 Fly fly  60 Bells Flying near trash or rotten turnips Any weather All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
75 Snail snail  250 Bells On rocks and bushes Rain only All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
76 Pill Bug Pill Bug  250 Bells From hitting rocks Any weather 11 PM – 4 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
77 Centipede centipede  300 Bells From hitting rocks Any weather 4 PM – 11 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
78 Spider spider  600 Bells Shaking trees Any weather 7 PM – 8 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
79 Tarantula tarantula  8,000 Bells On the ground Any weather 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.

New in December[edit]

Bugs new in December in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

# Name Icon Sell price Location Weather Time Months Total catches
9 Emperor butterfly emperor butterfly  4,000 Bells Flying near flowers Any except rain 5 PM – 8 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
11 Rajah Brooke's birdwing Rajah Brooke's birdwing  2,500 Bells Flying near flowers Any except rain 8 AM – 5 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
50 Dung beetle dung beetle  3,000 Bells Pushing snowballs Any weather All day 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.

Southern Hemisphere[edit]

December bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

# Name Icon Sell price Location Weather Time Months Total catches
1 Common butterfly common butterfly  160 Bells Flying Any except rain 4 AM – 7 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
2 Yellow butterfly Yellow butterfly  160 Bells Flying Any except rain 4 AM – 7 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
3 Tiger butterfly tiger butterfly  240 Bells Flying Any except rain 4 AM – 7 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
4 Peacock butterfly peacock butterfly  2,500 Bells Flying near blue, purple, and black flowers Any except rain 4 AM – 7 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
5 Common bluebottle common bluebottle  300 Bells Flying Any except rain 4 AM – 7 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
6 Paper kite butterfly paper kite butterfly  1,000 Bells Flying near flowers Any except rain 8 AM – 7 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
7 Great purple emperor great purple emperor  3,000 Bells Flying near flowers Any except rain 4 AM – 7 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

50
9 Emperor butterfly emperor butterfly  4,000 Bells Flying near flowers Any except rain 5 PM – 8 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
10 Agrias butterfly agrias butterfly  3,000 Bells Flying near flowers Any except rain 8 AM – 5 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
11 Rajah Brooke's birdwing Rajah Brooke's birdwing  2,500 Bells Flying near flowers Any except rain 8 AM – 5 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
12 Queen Alexandra's birdwing Queen Alexandra's birdwing  4,000 Bells Flying near flowers Any except rain 8 AM – 4 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

50
13 Moth moth  130 Bells Flying near light sources Any except rain 7 PM – 4 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
14 Atlas moth Atlas moth  3,000 Bells On trees (any kind) Any weather 7 PM – 4 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
15 Madagascan sunset moth Madagascan sunset moth  2,500 Bells Flying near flowers Any except rain 8 AM – 4 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
16 Long locust long locust  200 Bells On the ground Any weather 8 AM – 7 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
22 Mantis mantis  430 Bells On flowers Any except rain 8 AM – 5 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
23 Orchid mantis orchid mantis  2,400 Bells On white flowers Any except rain 8 AM – 5 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
24 Honeybee honeybee  200 Bells Flying near flowers Any except rain 8 AM – 5 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
25 Wasp wasp  2,500 Bells Shaking non-fruit hardwood trees or cedar trees Any weather All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
33 Darner dragonfly darner dragonfly  230 Bells Flying near water Any except rain 8 AM – 5 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
34 Banded dragonfly banded dragonfly  4,500 Bells Flying near water Any except rain 8 AM – 5 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

50
36 Firefly firefly  300 Bells Flying near water Any except rain 7 PM – 4 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
38 Pondskater pondskater  130 Bells On rivers and ponds Any weather 8 AM – 7 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
39 Diving beetle diving beetle  800 Bells On rivers and ponds Any weather 8 AM – 7 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
40 Giant water bug giant water bug  2,000 Bells On rivers and ponds Any weather 7 PM – 8 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

50
41 Stinkbug stinkbug  120 Bells On flowers Any except rain All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
42 Man-faced stink bug man-faced stink bug  1,000 Bells On flowers Any except rain 7 PM – 8 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
43 Ladybug ladybug  200 Bells On flowers Any except rain 8 AM – 5 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
44 Tiger beetle tiger beetle  1,500 Bells On the ground Any except rain All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
45 Jewel Beetle Jewel Beetle  2,400 Bells On tree stumps Any except rain All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
46 Violin Beetle Violin Beetle  450 Bells On tree stumps Any except rain All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
47 Citrus long-horned beetle citrus long-horned beetle  350 Bells On tree stumps Any except rain All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
48 Rosalia Batesi Beetle Rosalia Batesi Beetle  3,000 Bells On tree stumps Any except rain All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
53 Drone beetle drone beetle  200 Bells On trees (any kind) Any weather All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
54 Goliath Beetle Goliath Beetle  8,000 Bells On palm trees Any weather 5 PM – 8 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

100
58 Rainbow Stag Rainbow Stag  6,000 Bells On trees (any kind) Any weather 7 PM – 8 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

50
68 Bagworm bagworm  600 Bells Shaking trees (hardwood and cedar) Any weather All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
69 Ant ant  80 Bells On spoiled turnips/candy/lollipops Any weather All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
70 Hermit crab hermit crab  1,000 Bells Disguised on shoreline Any weather 7 PM – 8 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
71 Wharf roach wharf roach  200 Bells On beach rocks Any weather All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
72 Fly fly  60 Bells Flying near trash or rotten turnips Any weather All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
73 Mosquito mosquito  130 Bells Flying Any except rain 5 PM – 4 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
74 Flea flea  70 Bells On villagers Any weather All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
75 Snail snail  250 Bells On rocks and bushes Rain only All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
76 Pill Bug Pill Bug  250 Bells From hitting rocks Any weather 11 PM – 4 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
77 Centipede centipede  300 Bells From hitting rocks Any weather 4 PM – 11 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
78 Spider spider  600 Bells Shaking trees Any weather 7 PM – 8 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
80 Scorpion scorpion  8,000 Bells On the ground Any weather 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.

New in December[edit]

Bugs new in December in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

# Name Icon Sell price Location Weather Time Months Total catches
9 Emperor butterfly emperor butterfly  4,000 Bells Flying near flowers Any except rain 5 PM – 8 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
36 Firefly firefly  300 Bells Flying near water Any except rain 7 PM – 4 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
53 Drone beetle drone beetle  200 Bells On trees (any kind) Any weather All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
54 Goliath Beetle Goliath Beetle  8,000 Bells On palm trees Any weather 5 PM – 8 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

100
58 Rainbow Stag Rainbow Stag  6,000 Bells On trees (any kind) Any weather 7 PM – 8 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

50
73 Mosquito mosquito  130 Bells Flying Any except rain 5 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.

Leaving after December[edit]

Bugs leaving after December in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

# Name Icon Sell price Location Weather Time Months Total catches
1 Common butterfly common butterfly  160 Bells Flying Any except rain 4 AM – 7 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
2 Yellow butterfly Yellow butterfly  160 Bells Flying Any except rain 4 AM – 7 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
4 Peacock butterfly peacock butterfly  2,500 Bells Flying near blue, purple, and black flowers Any except rain 4 AM – 7 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

20
36 Firefly firefly  300 Bells Flying near water Any except rain 7 PM – 4 AM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
43 Ladybug ladybug  200 Bells On flowers Any except rain 8 AM – 5 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
46 Violin Beetle Violin Beetle  450 Bells On tree stumps Any except rain All day North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
76 Pill Bug Pill Bug  250 Bells From hitting rocks Any weather 11 PM – 4 PM North: JFMAMJJASOND

South: JFMAMJJASOND

0
77 Centipede centipede  300 Bells From hitting rocks Any weather 4 PM – 11 PM 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.

See also[edit]