Horned elephant

"I caught an elephant beetle! The heavyweight of beetles!" —Wild World

"I caught an elephant beetle! The heavyweight champion!" —City Folk

"I caught a horned elephant! Did it get lost from the herd?" —New Leaf

Horned Elephant Elephant Beetle
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Real-world info
Name: Megasoma elephas Family: Scarabaeidae - Scarab Beetles sub.Dynastinae
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown  Unknown

The Horned Elephant, known as the Elephant Beetle (ゾウカブト, Zoukabuto) before Animal Crossing: New Leaf, is a rare bug in the Animal Crossing series. It is a large, dark-yellow beetle found on palm trees during the summer at night, between the months of July and August (all year in Tortimer Island in New Leaf) and the times 5 PM to 8 AM. It is worth 8,000 Bells.

Catch details

Wild World

64px	''They are the heaviest beetles in the world. Their horns look like elephant trunks." Size- 115 mm Season- Summer Time- Night

In New Horizons

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"I caught a horned elephant! I think it’s too small to ride..."

Time of year	North: Jul – Aug South: Jan – Feb
Time of day	5 PM – 8 AM
Location	On palm trees
Weather	Any weather
Rarity	Very rare
Spawn requirement	Catch 100 total bugs
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  8,000 Bells  Flick:  12,000 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

As with all insects in the Animal Crossing series, the Horned Elephant can be donated to the Museum followed by a small talk by Blathers, the curator.

In Wild World

"I wonder what elephant beetles were called before there were elephants? No, wait, I don't wonder! I don't even care! Hoo hoo! Well, moving on..."

In City Folk

"True to its namesake, the elephant beetle is among the heaviest of all the dynastid beetles. As you might imagine, with parents that big, the babies are also accordingly huge. About the size of your fist! Such foulness! Just think of those monstrous larvae! The horror of it all!"

The Elephant Beetle can be found on the middle tier of the insect section, located on a palm tree next to the Tarantula and Scorpion, in the same section housing the rafflesia.

In New Leaf

After donation, an information board in the insect exhibit will display a description of the Horned Elephant.

"Horned elephants are some of the heaviest dynastid beetles in the world. The thin yellow hair that covers their bodies makes them rather attractive to mates and collectors. Their horns resemble an elephant raising its trunk, which is how they got their name. They're already big in their larval stage, but by their pupal stage, they are the size of a person's hand."

In New Horizons

When donating to the museum, Blathers will say the following:

"The horned elephant beetle certainly lives up to its namesake. Not only does the horn on its head resemble the trunk of an elephant...It is also one of the heaviest beetles in the world! Size aside, allow me to reveal the real reason I find horned elephant beetles so repugnant... Their back are covered in a fine coat of hair! Hirsute beetles! Hoot! The horror!

Names in other languages

	ゾウカブト zō-kabuto	Elephant beetle
	Elefantenkäfer	Elephant Beetle
	Scarabée éléphant	Elephant beetle