Walking leaf

"I caught a walking leaf! Finally, you'll leaf me alone!" —City Folk

"I caught a walking leaf! I'm glad it can't run!" —New Leaf

Walking Leaf
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Real-world info
Name: Phyllium phylliidae Family: Phyliidae- Walking leaves/leaf insects
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
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The Walking Leaf (コノハムシ, Konohamushi) is an uncommon insect that was introduced in Animal Crossing: City Folk. They are found from July to September, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be found in all weather (rain and sun). They camouflage themselves as furniture leaves (though appear a lighter shade of green) on the ground, but when approached they will flip over and reveal themselves. They are sold for 600 Bells.

Catch details

In New Horizons

#67

"I caught a walking leaf! It seems to be taking it in stride!"

Time of year	North: Jul – Sep South: Jan – Mar
Time of day	All day
Location	Disguised under trees
Weather	Any weather
Spawn requirement	Catch 20 total bugs
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  600 Bells  Flick:  900 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

In City Folk

Upon donation to the Museum, Blathers the curator will say:

"As you can see, walking leafs are extremely proficient at mimicking the appearance of leaves. What torments me is this: they also EAT leaves... Do they look at one another and think, "mmmmmmmm"?"

After donation, the Walking Leaf can be found on the middle-terrace of the insect exhibition, in the central enclosure near the eastern-most tree stump, sharing its enclosure with the Grasshopper.

In New Leaf

Upon donation to the museum, the Walking Leaf can be found in the upper right corner of the upper right room of the Insect section. The exhibit has this to say about the Walking Leaf:

"Walking leaves look just like real leaves. They're related to walking sticks, which resemble twigs. The females are better at mimicking than the males, though they can't fly. Their mimicking is so thorough that some of them even have fake bite marks on their bodies."

Further information

Walking leafs can disguise themselves so well that some even show signs of fake bite marks, to further confuse predators. When they walk, they sway to mimic a leaf being rocked by the wind. They can be found in South/Southeast Asia to Australia.

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Leaf insect in real-life

Names in other languages

	コノハムシ konoha-mushi	Lit. "leaf bug"
	Phyllie
	Insetto foglia	Literally "leaf bug"