List of bugs in New Leaf
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The following is a list of bugs in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
The total number of bugs in New Leaf is 72, 8 more than the number of bugs in Animal Crossing: City Folk. All bugs from City Folk return. Bugs new in New Leaf include the Rice Grasshopper, Giant Cicada, Cicada Shell, Stinkbug, Tiger Beetle, Hermit Crab, Wharf Roach, and House Centipede.
Various bugs are available on Tortimer Island (indicated with ) with some being exclusive to that island (indicated with
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Bugs in Animal Crossing: New Leaf
# | Name | Icon | Sell price[nb 1] | Size | Location | Rarity | Time | Months | Peak times |
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1 | Common butterfly | ![]() |
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54 mm | Flying near flowers | Very common (G) | 4 AM – 7 PM (Mar – Jun) 8 AM – 4 PM (Sep) |
JFMAMJJASOND | 8 AM – 5 PM (Mar – Jun) |
2 | Yellow butterfly | ![]() |
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54 mm | Flying near flowers | Common (F) | 4 AM – 7 PM (Mar – Jun) 8 AM – 4 PM (Sep) |
JFMAMJJASOND | 8 AM – 5 PM (Mar – Jun) |
3 | Tiger butterfly ![]() |
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114 mm | Flying near red and pink flowers | Uncommon (E) | 4 AM – 7 PM (Mar – Jun) 8 AM – 5 PM (Jul – Aug) 8 AM – 4 PM (Sep) |
JFMAMJJASOND | 8 AM – 5 PM (Mar – Jun) |
4 | Peacock butterfly ![]() |
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133 mm | Flying near blue, purple, and black flowers | Very uncommon (D) | 4 AM – 7 PM (Mar – Jun) 4 AM – 5 PM (Jul) 8 AM – 5 PM (Aug) 8 AM – 4 PM (Sep) |
JFMAMJJASOND | 8 AM – 5 PM (May – Jun) |
5 | Monarch butterfly ![]() |
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Flying near flowers | Common (F) | 4 AM – 5 PM (Sep – Oct) 8 AM – 5 PM (Nov) |
JFMAMJJASOND | 8 AM – 4 PM (Sep) 8 AM – 5 PM (Oct – Nov) | |
6 | Emperor butterfly ![]() |
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146 mm | Flying near flowers | Rare (C) | 5 PM – 8 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
7 | Agrias butterfly ![]() |
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Flying near flowers | Rare (C) | 8 AM – 5 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | ||
8 | Raja B. Butterfly | ![]() |
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178 mm | Near freshwater | Rare (C) | 8 AM – 5 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
9 | Birdwing butterfly ![]() |
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Flying near flowers | Very rare (B) | 8 AM – 4 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | ||
10 | Moth | ![]() |
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55 mm | Flying near light sources | Very common (G) | 7 PM – 4 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | Jun – Aug |
11 | Oak silk moth ![]() |
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320 mm | On trees (any kind) | Very rare (B) | 7 PM – 4 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
12 | Honeybee | ![]() |
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16 mm | Flying near flowers | Common (F) | 8 AM – 5 PM (Mar – Jun) 8 AM – 4 PM (Jul) |
JFMAMJJASOND | |
13 | Bee | ![]() |
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30 mm | Shaking trees | Rare (C) | All day | JFMAMJJASOND | |
14 | Long locust ![]() |
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60 mm | On the ground | Common (F) | 8 AM – 5 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | Sep – Nov |
15 | Migratory locust ![]() |
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50 mm | On the ground | Uncommon (E) | 8 AM – 7 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | 8 AM – 4 PM |
16 | Rice grasshopper | ![]() |
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On the ground | Very rare (B) | 8 AM – 7 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | Aug – Oct | |
17 | Mantis ![]() |
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82 mm | On flowers | Very uncommon (D) | 8 AM – 5 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | 8 AM – 4 PM (Sep – Nov) |
18 | Orchid mantis ![]() |
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25 mm | On white flowers | Very rare (B) | 8 AM – 5 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
19 | Brown cicada | ![]() |
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57 mm | On trees (hardwood and cedar) | Very common (G) | 8 AM – 5 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | 8 AM – 4 PM |
20 | Robust cicada | ![]() |
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60 mm | On trees (hardwood and cedar) | Very common (G) | 8 AM – 5 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | 8 AM – 4 PM |
21 | Giant cicada | ![]() |
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62 mm | On trees (hardwood and cedar) | Very common (G) | 8 AM – 5 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
22 | Walker cicada | ![]() |
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44 mm | On trees (hardwood and cedar) | Very common (G) | 8 AM – 5 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | Aug |
23 | Evening cicada | ![]() |
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33 mm | On trees (hardwood and cedar) | Very common (G) | 4 AM – 8 AM & 4 PM – 7 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
24 | Cicada shell | ![]() |
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40 mm | On trees (hardwood and cedar) | Very common (G) | All day | JFMAMJJASOND | |
25 | Lantern fly ![]() |
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On trees (hardwood and cedar) | Rare (C) | 4 PM – 7 PM & 11 PM – 8 AM (Jun; Sep) 4 PM – 8 AM (Jul – Aug) |
JFMAMJJASOND | ||
26 | Red dragonfly | ![]() |
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40 mm | Flying | Common (F) | 8 AM – 7 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | 4 PM – 5 PM |
27 | Darner dragonfly | ![]() |
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77 mm | Flying | Uncommon (E) | 8 AM – 5 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | 4 PM – 5 PM |
28 | Banded dragonfly | ![]() |
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Flying | Very uncommon (D) | 8 AM – 5 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | ||
29 | Petaltail dragonfly | ![]() |
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160 mm | Flying | Very rare (B) | 5 PM – 7 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
30 | Ant | ![]() |
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6 mm | On spoiled turnips/candy | Very common (G) | All day | JFMAMJJASOND | |
31 | Pondskater | ![]() |
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15 mm | On rivers and ponds | Common (F) | 8 AM – 7 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | 5 PM – 7 PM (Jun) |
32 | Diving beetle | ![]() |
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38 mm | On rivers and ponds | Uncommon (E) | 8 AM – 5 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
33 | Stinkbug | ![]() |
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On trees (hardwood and cedar) | Very common (G) | All day | JFMAMJJASOND | ||
34 | Snail | ![]() |
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On Hibiscus Bushes (raining) | Common (F) | All day | JFMAMJJASOND | May – Jun | |
35 | Cricket | ![]() |
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17 mm | On the ground | Very common (G) | 5 PM – 8 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | Nov |
36 | Bell cricket | ![]() |
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21 mm | On the ground | Common (F) | 5 PM – 8 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
37 | Grasshopper ![]() |
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34 mm | On the ground | Common (F) | 4 PM – 5 PM (Jul) 8 AM – 5 PM (Aug – Sep) |
JFMAMJJASOND | Sep |
38 | Mole cricket | ![]() |
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44 mm | Underground | Very uncommon (D) | All day | JFMAMJJASOND | |
39 | Walking leaf | ![]() |
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75 mm | On the ground | Uncommon (E) | 8 AM – 5 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
40 | Walking stick ![]() |
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85 mm | On trees (any kind) | Very uncommon (D) | 4 AM – 8 AM & 5 PM – 7 PM (Jul – Aug) 4 AM – 7 PM (Sep – Nov) |
JFMAMJJASOND | |
41 | Bagworm | ![]() |
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35 mm | Shaking trees (hardwood and cedar) | Common (F) | All day | JFMAMJJASOND | 8 AM – 7 PM (Nov – Dec) |
42 | Ladybug | ![]() |
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On flowers | Common (F) | 8 AM – 5 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | Mar – May | |
43 | Violin beetle | ![]() |
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51 mm | On tree stumps | Very uncommon (D) | 4 AM – 7 PM (Jun) 4 AM – 5 PM (Sep – Oct) 8 AM – 5 PM (Nov) |
JFMAMJJASOND | |
44 | Longhorn Beetle ![]() |
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52 mm | On tree stumps | Very common (G) | 11 PM – 7 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
45 | Tiger beetle ![]() |
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On the ground | Rare (C) | 8 AM – 7 PM (Mar – Sep) 4 AM – 5 PM (Oct) |
JFMAMJJASOND | ||
46 | Dung beetle | ![]() |
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33 mm | Pushing snowballs | Rare (C) | 5 PM – 8 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
47 | Wharf roach ![]() |
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42 mm | On beach | Very common (G) | All day | JFMAMJJASOND | |
48 | Hermit crab ![]() |
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40 mm | On beach | Uncommon (E) | 7 PM – 8 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
49 | Firefly | ![]() |
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~13 mm | Flying near freshwater | Uncommon (E) | 7 PM – 4 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
50 | Fruit beetle ![]() |
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20 mm | On trees (any kind) | Common (F) | All day (Jul – Aug) 7 PM – 8 AM (Sep) |
JFMAMJJASOND | 5 PM – 4 AM (Aug) |
51 | Scarab beetle ![]() |
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32 mm | On trees (any kind) | Very rare (B) | 11 PM – 8 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
52 | Jewel beetle ![]() |
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35 mm | On trees (any kind) | Very uncommon (D) | 8 AM – 5 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
53 | Miyama stag ![]() |
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60 mm | On trees (any kind) | Very uncommon (D) | All day | JFMAMJJASOND | 7 PM – 8 AM (Aug) |
54 | Saw stag ![]() |
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54 mm | On trees (any kind) | Rare (C) | All day | JFMAMJJASOND | 7 PM – 8 AM |
55 | Giant stag ![]() |
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55 mm | On trees (any kind) | Rare (C) | 11 PM – 8 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
56 | Rainbow stag ![]() |
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60 mm | On trees (any kind) | Very rare (B) | 7 PM – 8 AM (Jun; Sep) 5 PM – 8 AM (Jul – Aug) |
JFMAMJJASOND | |
57 | Cyclommatus stag ![]() |
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On palm trees | Very rare (B) | 5 PM – 8 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | ||
58 | Golden stag ![]() |
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62 mm | On palm trees | Mythical (A) | 5 PM – 8 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
59 | Horned dynastid ![]() |
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72 mm | On trees (any kind) | Very uncommon (D) | 5 PM – 8 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | 11 PM – 8 AM |
60 | Horned atlas ![]() |
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152 mm | On palm trees | Very rare (B) | 5 PM – 8 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
61 | Horned Elephant ![]() |
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155.1 mm | On palm trees | Rare (C) | 5 PM – 8 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
62 | Horned hercules ![]() |
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160 mm | On palm trees | Mythical (A) | 5 PM – 8 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
63 | Goliath beetle ![]() |
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108 mm | On palm trees | Very rare (B) | 7 PM – 8 AM (Jun; Sep) 5 PM – 8 AM (Jul – Aug) |
JFMAMJJASOND | |
64 | Flea | ![]() |
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3 mm | On villagers | Very common (G) | All day | JFMAMJJASOND | |
65 | Pill bug | ![]() |
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13 mm | From hitting rocks | Very common (G) | All day (Sep – June) 7 PM – 4 AM (Jul – Aug) |
JFMAMJJASOND | Nov – Mar |
66 | Mosquito | ![]() |
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4.5 mm | Flying | Very common (G) | 5 PM – 4 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | 7 PM – 11 PM |
67 | Fly | ![]() |
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9 mm | Flying near rafflesia, trash, or rotten turnips/fruit | Very common (G) | All day | JFMAMJJASOND | |
68 | House centipede | ![]() |
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From hitting rocks | Common (F) | 7 PM – 8 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | ||
69 | Centipede | ![]() |
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From hitting rocks | Very uncommon (D) | 4 PM – 11 PM | JFMAMJJASOND | ||
70 | Spider | ![]() |
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25 mm | Shaking trees | Uncommon (E) | All day (Mar – Jun; Sep) 7 PM – 8 AM (Jul – Aug) 11 PM – 4 PM (Oct) |
JFMAMJJASOND | 4 PM – 8 AM (Apr – May) 7 PM – 8 AM (Sep) |
71 | Tarantula | ![]() |
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83 mm | On the ground | Rare (C) | 7 PM – 4 AM | JFMAMJJASOND | |
72 | Scorpion | ![]() |
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203 mm | On the ground | Rare (C) | 7 PM – 4 AM | JFMAMJJASOND |
Lists by month[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- The minimum amount of in-game days required to complete the bug catalog in Animal Crossing: New Leaf without manually adjusting the game or system's clock is 165 (5 months, 1 week, and 5 days) if the player begins on the last day of June (6/30, the final appearance of the Firefly) and ends on the first day of snow coverage (12/11, the initial appearance of the Dung Beetle). Every other specimen is available at least one time in between these dates, and there are no particular bugs exclusive to the months of January through May.
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Re-Tail sell price; if item can be sold at Timmy and Tommy's store, it is 80% of the sell price; if item can be sold to Leila at Tortimer Island, it is 5% of the sell price.
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