Scarab beetle

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Real-world info
	Name: Chrysina resplendens; Family: Scarabaeidae - Scarab Beetles
Main appearances
	DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue; WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
	Film HHD aF PC
	Names in other languages プラチナコガネ; 宝石金龟; Scarabée; Escarabajo oro; Chrysina resplendens; Золотой скарабей 보석풍뎅이; 寶石金龜; Scarabée; Escarabajo oro; Goldskarabäus; Scarabee

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The scarab beetle is a rare insect that appears in the Animal Crossing series. It resembles a fruit beetle, with only the golden color separating it. It can be sold for 6,000 Bells prior to New Horizons, where the price is raised to 10,000 Bells. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it appears from mid to late summer.

Catch details[edit]

In Wild World[edit]

In Animal Crossing: Wild World, the scarab beetle is lucky, meaning it gives a 7,777-point Happy Room Academy bonus when placed in the player's house.

#35

"I caught a scarab beetle! It looks like a jewel!"

Description	Their shine is so great they look plated. These bugs are very rare and very valuable.
Time of year	Jul – Aug
Time of day	11 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On trees
Bug size	25 mm
Selling price	6,000 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk[edit]

#44

"I caught a scarab beetle! A gem of the bug world. But still just a bug."

Description	This treasured bug is valued over platinum... by some.
Time of year	Jul – Aug
Time of day	11 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On trees (any kind)
Bug size	25 mm
Rarity	Very rare
Selling price	6,000 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf[edit]

#51

"I caught a scarab beetle! Pfff. I've seen scarier!"

Time of year	Jul – Aug All year (Tortimer Island)
Time of day	11 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On trees (any kind) (can be found on Tortimer Island)
Size	32 mm
Rarity	Very rare
Selling price	6,000 Bells
Furniture size

In New Horizons[edit]

#52

"I caught a scarab beetle! It's just a dung beetle with better hobbies."

Time of year	North: Jul – Aug South: Jan – Feb
Time of day	11 PM – 8 AM
Location	On trees (any kind)
Weather	Any weather
Spawn requirement	Catch 50 total bugs
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny: 10,000 Bells Flick: 15,000 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp[edit]

#46

Availability	Not currently available 2021-01-11 – 2021-01-14 (Kogane Mochi Goals) 2021-12-24 – 2022-03-24 2022-12-26 – 2023-03-23 2023-12-26 – 2024-03-24
Location	Sunburst Island
Size	29.5 mm – 34.5 mm
Rarity	★★★
Selling price	4,000 Bells
Version added	Unknown
Villager gift data	Tier: 3 (Uncommon+) Rewards: 1,500 Bells Fortune cookie (20%) +3 Friendship points

Donating to the museum[edit]

In Wild World[edit]

"Hoo my! Many thanks for donating such a valuable insect, wot wot! This scarab beetle is as valuable as its weight in purest platinum! Disgusted I may be, but I shan't turn down such a pricey donation! Cheers!"

In City Folk[edit]

Upon donation to the museum, Blathers the curator will say;

"From the gorgeous to the grotesque, the fruit-beetle family has a wide variety of members, indeed... Among them, the shiniest by far is the scarab beetle. Not that it makes any bit of difference to me. If it has antennae, it's most unconscionably vile..."

It can be found on the top terrace of the insect exhibit, on the second cedar trip from the right - sharing it with the fruit beetle.

In New Leaf[edit]

Upon donation to the museum, the scarab beetle can be found on a tree on the right side of the upper right room of the insect exhibit. An information board has this to say about the scarab beetle:

"Scarab beetles have elegant, metallic-looking bodies and are shinier even than fruit beetles. They're so shiny that they're said to gleam like gold. They're very rare and can be sold for high prices. Like all beetles in the scarab family, the outer shell provides a very thick layer of protection from predators. The high value and golden shell do make them more vulnerable when it comes to Bell hunters, though."

In New Horizons[edit]

Upon donation to the museum, Blathers will say this about the scarab beetle:

"Collectors consider the scarab beetle quite the prize, thanks to its shiny metallic shell. But did you know this bug has no nose and uses its antenna to sense smells instead? In fact, the scarab beetle's plated antenna are quite unique and set it apart from other beetles. But ALL antenna are equally awful in my book."

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Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Real-world information[edit]

The Plusiotis resplendens (also known as golden scarab beetle or jewel scarab beetle) gets the name from its elegant, metallic body, which is said to "gleam like gold." They are native to the Americas, unlike the common idea of the location for scarabs, which is Egypt (where they were made famous). The young larva form can be found living in rotten logs, while the adults are found living on foliage. Common colors for jewel scarabs are green, silver, and gold.

Names in other languages[edit]

	プラチナコガネ purachina-kogane	Platinum scarab

	보석풍뎅이 boseokpungdeng-i	Jewel scarab

	宝石金龟 bǎoshí jīn'guī	Jewel scarab

	寶石金龜 Unknown

	Золотой скарабей Zolotoy skarabey	Golden scarab

	Scarabee	Scarab

	Skarabäus (before NH) Goldskarabäus (NH)	Scarab Golden scarab

	Escarabajo oro	Golden beetle

	Scarabée	Scarab

	Chrysina resplendens	Species name