Bug/New Horizons

The following is a list of bugs in.

The total number of bugs in is 80, 8 more than the number of bugs in. Bugs that have been removed since include the House Centipede, Lantern Fly, Oak Silk Moth, and Petaltail Dragonfly. Bugs new in 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.

Total catches requirement
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.

Lists by month

 * January
 * February
 * March
 * April
 * May
 * June
 * July
 * August
 * September
 * October
 * November
 * December

Trivia

 * Under unique circumstances and dedication, it is possible to complete the 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.