List of bugs in New Horizons

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

List of bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons	Other games: DnM  ACGC  DnMe+  ACWW  ACCF  ACNL  ACNH

#	Name	Image	Price	Rarity	Size	Location	Time	Months	Peak
1	Common Butterfly		160	Very Common	-	Flying	4AM - 7PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
2	Yellow Butterfly		160	Very Common	-	Flying	4AM - 7PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
3	Tiger Butterfly		240	Common	-	Flying	4AM - 7PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
4	Peacock Butterfly		2,500	Rare	-	Flying near black, blue, or purple flowers	4AM - 7PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
5	Common Bluebottle		300	Very Common	-	Flying	4AM - 7PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
6	Paper Kite Butterfly		1,000	Uncommon	-	Flying	8AM - 7PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
7	Great Purple Emperor		3,000	Rare	-	Flying	4AM - 7PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
8	Monarch Butterfly		140	Very Common	-	Flying	4AM - 5PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
9	Emperor Butterfly		4,000	Rare	-	Flying	5PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
10	Agrias Butterfly		3,000	Rare	-	Flying	8AM - 5PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
11	Rajah Brooke's Birdwing		2,500	Rare	-	Flying near purple flowers	8AM - 5PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
12	Queen Alexandra's Birdwing		4,000	Rare	-	Flying	8AM - 4PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
13	Moth		130	Uncommon	-	Near lights	7PM - 4AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
14	Atlas Moth		3,000	Rare	-	On trees	7PM - 4AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
15	Madagascan Sunset Moth		2,500	Rare	-	Flying	8AM - 4PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
16	Long Locust		200	Common	-	On the ground	8AM - 7PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
17	Migratory Locust		600	Very Uncommon	-	On the ground	8AM - 7PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
18	Rice Grasshopper		160	Uncommon	-	On the ground	8AM - 7PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
19	Grasshopper		160	Very Common	-	On the ground	8AM - 5PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
20	Cricket		130	Very Common	-	On the ground	5PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
21	Bell Cricket		430	Very Common	-	On the ground	5PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
22	Mantis		430	Uncommon	-	On flowers	8AM - 5PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
23	Orchid Mantis		2,400	Very Uncommon	-	On flowers (white)	8AM - 5PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
24	Honeybee		200	Uncommon	-	Near flowers	8AM - 5PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
25	Wasp		2,500	5 per day (-)	-	In trees	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
26	Brown Cicada		250	Very Common	-	On trees	8AM - 5PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
27	Robust Cicada		300	Very Common	-	On trees	8AM - 5PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
28	Giant Cicada		500	Common	-	On trees	8AM - 5PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
29	Walker Cicada		400	Common	-	On trees	8AM - 5PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
30	Evening Cicada		550	Common	-	On trees	4AM - 8AM, 4PM - 7PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
31	Cicada Shell		10	Ultra Rare	-	On trees	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
32	Red Dragonfly		180	Very Common	-	Flying	8AM - 7PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
33	Darner Dragonfly		230	Common	-	Flying	8AM - 5PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
34	Banded Dragonfly		4,500	Rare	-	Flying	8AM - 5PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
35	Damselfly		500	Very Common	-	Flying	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
36	Firefly		300	Extremely Common (200%)	-	Flying	7PM - 4AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
37	Mole Cricket		500	Uncommon	-	Underground	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
38	Pondskater		130	Uncommon	-	On ponds and rivers	8AM - 7PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
39	Diving Beetle		800	Very Uncommon	-	On ponds and rivers	8AM - 7PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
40	Giant Water Bug		2,000	Rare	-	On ponds and rivers	7PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
41	Stinkbug		120	Common	-	On flowers	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
42	Man-Faced Stink Bug		1,000	Uncommon	-	On flowers	7PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
43	Ladybug		200	Common	-	On flowers	8AM - 5PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
44	Tiger Beetle		1,500	Very Uncommon	-	On the ground	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
45	Jewel Beetle		2,400	Rare	-	On tree stumps	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
46	Violin Beetle		450	Very Uncommon	-	On tree stumps	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
47	Citrus Long-Horned Beetle		350	Very Uncommon	-	On tree stumps	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
48	Rosalia Batesi Beetle		3,000	Very Rare	-	On tree stumps	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
49	Blue Weevil Beetle		800	Very Rare	-	On trees	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
50	Dung Beetle		3,000	Very Uncommon	-	On the ground (rolling snowballs)	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
51	Earth-Boring Dung Beetle		300	Uncommon	-	On the ground	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
52	Scarab Beetle		10,000	Very Rare	-	On trees	11PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
53	Drone Beetle		200	Common	-	On trees	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
54	Goliath Beetle		8,000	Very Rare	-	On palm trees	5PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
55	Saw Stag		2,000	Uncommon	-	On trees	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
56	Miyama Stag		1,000	Common	-	On trees	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
57	Giant Stag		10,000	Rare	-	On trees	11PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
58	Rainbow Stag		6,000	Rare	-	On trees	7PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
59	Cyclommatus Stag		8,000	Very Rare	-	On palm trees	5PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
60	Golden Stag		12,000	Ultra Rare	-	On palm trees	5PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
61	Giraffe Stag		12,000	Ultra Rare	-	On trees	5PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
62	Horned Dynastid		1,350	Common	-	On trees	5PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
63	Horned Atlas		8,000	Very Rare	-	On palm trees	5PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
64	Horned Elephant		8,000	Very Rare	-	On palm trees	5PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
65	Horned Hercules		12,000	Ultra Rare	-	On palm trees	5PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
66	Walking Stick		600	Very Uncommon	-	On trees	4AM - 8AM, 5PM - 7PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
67	Walking Leaf		600	Very Uncommon	-	Under trees	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
68	Bagworm		600	Common	-	In trees	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
69	Ant		80	Common (-)	-	On Spoiled turnips	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
70	Hermit Crab		1,000	Uncommon	-	On the beach	7PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
71	Wharf Roach		200	Uncommon	-	On beach rocks	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
72	Fly		60	Common (-)	-	Near trash	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
73	Mosquito		130	Common	-	Flying	5PM - 4AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
74	Flea		70	Rare/Very Uncommon (5%, 10% during Jun-Aug North/Dec-Feb South)	-	On villagers	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
75	Snail		250	Uncommon	-	On rocks and bushes (when raining or snowing)	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
76	Pill Bug		250	Common	-	Under rocks	11PM - 4PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
77	Centipede		300	Uncommon	-	Under rocks	4PM - 11PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
78	Spider		480	Uncommon	-	In trees	7PM - 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
79	Tarantula		8,000	Very Rare	-	On the ground	7PM - 4AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-
80	Scorpion		8,000	Very Rare	-	On the ground	7PM - 4AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	-

Spawn rate values are accurate as of Update 1.2.0

Lists of Bugs By Month

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

Trivia

• Under unique circumstances and dedication, it is indeed plausible 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.