List of bugs in New Horizons

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

The total number of bugs in New Horizons is 80, 8 more than the number of bugs in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Bugs that have been removed since New Leaf include the house centipede, lantern fly, oak silk moth, and petaltail dragonfly. Bugs new in New Horizons 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. The great purple emperor and drone beetle return in this game after being cut past Doubutsu no Mori e+.

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.

Bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Location	Weather	Time	Months	Total catches
1	Common butterfly		160 Bells	Flying	Any except rain	4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
2	Yellow butterfly		160 Bells	Flying	Any except rain	4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
3	Tiger butterfly		240 Bells	Flying	Any except rain	4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
4	Peacock butterfly		2,500 Bells	Flying near blue, purple, and black flowers	Any except rain	4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
5	Common bluebottle		300 Bells	Flying	Any except rain	4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
6	Paper kite butterfly		1,000 Bells	Flying near flowers	Any except rain	8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
7	Great purple emperor		3,000 Bells	Flying near flowers	Any except rain	4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
8	Monarch butterfly		140 Bells	Flying near flowers	Any except rain	4 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
9	Emperor butterfly		4,000 Bells	Flying near flowers	Any except rain	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
10	Agrias butterfly		3,000 Bells	Flying near flowers	Any except rain	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
11	Rajah Brooke's birdwing		2,500 Bells	Flying near flowers	Any except rain	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
12	Queen Alexandra's birdwing		4,000 Bells	Flying near flowers	Any except rain	8 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
13	Moth		130 Bells	Flying near light sources	Any except rain	7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
14	Atlas moth		3,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)	Any weather	7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
15	Madagascan sunset moth		2,500 Bells	Flying near flowers	Any except rain	8 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
16	Long locust		200 Bells	On the ground	Any weather	8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
17	Migratory locust		600 Bells	On the ground	Any weather	8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
18	Rice grasshopper		400 Bells	On the ground	Any weather	8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
19	Grasshopper		160 Bells	On the ground	Any except rain	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
20	Cricket		130 Bells	On the ground	Any except rain	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
21	Bell cricket		430 Bells	On the ground	Any except rain	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
22	Mantis		430 Bells	On flowers	Any except rain	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
23	Orchid mantis		2,400 Bells	On white flowers	Any except rain	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
24	Honeybee		200 Bells	Flying near flowers	Any except rain	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
25	Wasp		2,500 Bells	Shaking non-fruit hardwood trees or cedar trees	Any weather	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
26	Brown cicada		250 Bells	On trees (hardwood and cedar)	Any weather	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
27	Robust cicada		300 Bells	On trees (hardwood and cedar)	Any weather	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
28	Giant cicada		500 Bells	On trees (hardwood and cedar)	Any weather	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
29	Walker cicada		400 Bells	On trees (hardwood and cedar)	Any weather	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
30	Evening cicada		550 Bells	On trees (hardwood and cedar)	Any weather	4 AM – 8 AM & 4 PM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
31	Cicada shell		10 Bells	On trees (hardwood and cedar)	Any weather	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
32	Red dragonfly		180 Bells	Flying near water	Any except rain	8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
33	Darner dragonfly		230 Bells	Flying near water	Any except rain	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
34	Banded dragonfly		4,500 Bells	Flying near water	Any except rain	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
35	Damselfly		500 Bells	Flying near water	Any except rain	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
36	Firefly		300 Bells	Flying near water	Any except rain	7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
37	Mole cricket		500 Bells	Underground	Any weather	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
38	Pondskater		130 Bells	On rivers and ponds	Any weather	8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
39	Diving beetle		800 Bells	On rivers and ponds	Any weather	8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
40	Giant water bug		2,000 Bells	On rivers and ponds	Any weather	7 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
41	Stinkbug		120 Bells	On flowers	Any except rain	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
42	Man-faced stink bug		1,000 Bells	On flowers	Any except rain	7 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
43	Ladybug		200 Bells	On flowers	Any except rain	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
44	Tiger beetle		1,500 Bells	On the ground	Any except rain	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
45	Jewel Beetle		2,400 Bells	On tree stumps	Any except rain	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
46	Violin Beetle		450 Bells	On tree stumps	Any except rain	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
47	Citrus long-horned beetle		350 Bells	On tree stumps	Any except rain	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
48	Rosalia Batesi Beetle		3,000 Bells	On tree stumps	Any except rain	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
49	Blue weevil beetle		800 Bells	On palm trees	Any weather	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
50	Dung beetle		3,000 Bells	Pushing snowballs	Any weather	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
51	Earth-boring dung beetle		300 Bells	On the ground	Any weather	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
52	Scarab Beetle		10,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)	Any weather	11 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
53	Drone beetle		200 Bells	On trees (any kind)	Any weather	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
54	Goliath Beetle		8,000 Bells	On palm trees	Any weather	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
55	Saw Stag		2,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)	Any weather	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
56	Miyama Stag		1,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)	Any weather	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
57	Giant stag		10,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)	Any weather	11 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
58	Rainbow Stag		6,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)	Any weather	7 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
59	Cyclommatus stag		8,000 Bells	On palm trees	Any weather	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
60	Golden Stag		12,000 Bells	On palm trees	Any weather	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
61	Giraffe Stag		12,000 Bells	On palm trees	Any weather	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
62	Horned Dynastid		1,350 Bells	On trees (any kind)	Any weather	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
63	Horned Atlas		8,000 Bells	On palm trees	Any weather	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
64	Horned Elephant		8,000 Bells	On palm trees	Any weather	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
65	Horned Hercules		12,000 Bells	On palm trees	Any weather	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	100
66	Walking Stick		600 Bells	On trees (any kind)	Any weather	4 AM – 8 AM & 5 PM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
67	Walking Leaf		600 Bells	Disguised under trees	Any weather	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
68	Bagworm		600 Bells	Shaking trees (hardwood and cedar)	Any weather	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
69	Ant		80 Bells	On spoiled turnips/candy/lollipops	Any weather	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
70	Hermit Crab		1,000 Bells	Disguised on shoreline	Any weather	7 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
71	Wharf roach		200 Bells	On beach rocks	Any weather	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
72	Fly		60 Bells	Flying near trash or rotten turnips	Any weather	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
73	Mosquito		130 Bells	Flying	Any except rain	5 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
74	Flea		70 Bells	On villagers	Any weather	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
75	Snail		250 Bells	On rocks and bushes	Rain only	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
76	Pill Bug		250 Bells	From hitting rocks	Any weather	11 PM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
77	Centipede		300 Bells	From hitting rocks	Any weather	4 PM – 11 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
78	Spider		600 Bells	Shaking trees	Any weather	7 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
79	Tarantula		8,000 Bells	On the ground	Any weather	7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
80	Scorpion		8,000 Bells	On the ground	Any weather	7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0

Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc, sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex, SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone, vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, and PanchamBro.

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Trivia

• It is possible to complete the New Horizons bug Critterpedia in the southern hemisphere in only four months total from the game's launch on March 20, 2020 via online play. This is possible since most bugs are 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 cannot 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 bug Critterpedia as early as July 1, while a player in the northern hemisphere cannot complete the bug Critterpedia until December 11 since one bug, the Dung Beetle, is impossible to obtain when playing online as their spawn location, snowballs, will not appear in online sessions.