Scarab beetle
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
In Wild World
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.
In City Folk
Description | This treasured bug is valued over platinum... by some. |
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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
Time of year | Jul – Aug All year (Tortimer Island) |
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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
Time of year | North: Jul – Aug South: Jan – Feb |
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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 |
Donating to the museum
In Wild World
In City Folk
Upon donation to the museum, Blathers the curator will say;
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
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:
In New Horizons
Upon donation to the museum, Blathers will say this about the scarab beetle:
Gallery
Real-world information
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
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 |
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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 |
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