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 | Time | Months | Total Catches |
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1 | Common Butterfly | ![]() |
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Flying | 4 AM – 7 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
2 | Yellow Butterfly | ![]() |
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Flying | 4 AM – 7 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
3 | Tiger Butterfly | ![]() |
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Flying | 4 AM – 7 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
4 | Peacock Butterfly | ![]() |
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Flying near blue, purple, and black flowers | 4 AM – 7 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
20 |
5 | Common Bluebottle | ![]() |
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Flying | 4 AM – 7 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
6 | Paper Kite Butterfly | ![]() |
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Flying near flowers | 8 AM – 7 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
7 | Great Purple Emperor | ![]() |
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Flying near flowers | 4 AM – 7 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
50 |
8 | Monarch Butterfly | ![]() |
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Flying near flowers | 4 AM – 5 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
9 | Emperor Butterfly | ![]() |
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Flying near flowers | 5 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
20 |
10 | Agrias Butterfly | ![]() |
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Flying near flowers | 8 AM – 5 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
20 |
11 | Rajah Brooke's Birdwing | ![]() |
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Flying near flowers | 8 AM – 5 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
20 |
12 | Queen Alexandra's Birdwing | ![]() |
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Flying near flowers | 8 AM – 4 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
50 |
13 | Moth | ![]() |
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Flying near light sources | 7 PM – 4 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
14 | Atlas Moth | ![]() |
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On trees (any kind) | 7 PM – 4 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
20 |
15 | Madagascan Sunset Moth | ![]() |
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Flying near flowers | 8 AM – 4 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
20 |
16 | Long Locust | ![]() |
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On the ground | 8 AM – 7 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
17 | Migratory Locust | ![]() |
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On the ground | 8 AM – 7 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
20 |
18 | Rice Grasshopper | ![]() |
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On the ground | 8 AM – 7 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
19 | Grasshopper | ![]() |
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On the ground | 8 AM – 5 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
20 | Cricket | ![]() |
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On the ground | 5 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
21 | Bell Cricket | ![]() |
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On the ground | 5 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
22 | Mantis | ![]() |
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On flowers | 8 AM – 5 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
23 | Orchid Mantis | ![]() |
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On white flowers | 8 AM – 5 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
20 |
24 | Honeybee | ![]() |
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Flying near flowers | 8 AM – 5 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
25 | Wasp | ![]() |
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Shaking trees | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
26 | Brown Cicada | ![]() |
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On trees (hardwood and cedar) | 8 AM – 5 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
27 | Robust Cicada | ![]() |
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On trees (hardwood and cedar) | 8 AM – 5 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
28 | Giant Cicada | ![]() |
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On trees (hardwood and cedar) | 8 AM – 5 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
20 |
29 | Walker Cicada | ![]() |
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On trees (hardwood and cedar) | 8 AM – 5 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
30 | Evening Cicada | ![]() |
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On trees (hardwood and cedar) | 4 AM – 8 AM & 4 PM – 7 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
31 | Cicada Shell | ![]() |
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On trees (hardwood and cedar) | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
50 |
32 | Red Dragonfly | ![]() |
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Flying near water | 8 AM – 7 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
33 | Darner Dragonfly | ![]() |
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Flying near water | 8 AM – 5 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
34 | Banded Dragonfly | ![]() |
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Flying near water | 8 AM – 5 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
50 |
35 | Damselfly | ![]() |
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Flying near water | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
36 | Firefly | ![]() |
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Flying near water | 7 PM – 4 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
37 | Mole Cricket | ![]() |
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Underground | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
38 | Pondskater | ![]() |
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On rivers and ponds | 8 AM – 7 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
39 | Diving Beetle | ![]() |
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On rivers and ponds | 8 AM – 7 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
40 | Giant Water Bug | ![]() |
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On rivers and ponds | 7 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
50 |
41 | Stinkbug | ![]() |
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On flowers | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
42 | Man-Faced Stink Bug | ![]() |
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On flowers | 7 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
20 |
43 | Ladybug | ![]() |
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On flowers | 8 AM – 5 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
44 | Tiger Beetle | ![]() |
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On the ground | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
20 |
45 | Jewel Beetle | ![]() |
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On tree stumps | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
20 |
46 | Violin Beetle | ![]() |
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On tree stumps | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
47 | Citrus Long-Horned Beetle | ![]() |
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On tree stumps | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
48 | Rosalia Batesi Beetle | ![]() |
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On tree stumps | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
20 |
49 | Blue Weevil Beetle | ![]() |
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On palm trees | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
50 | Dung Beetle | ![]() |
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Pushing snowballs | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
51 | Earth-Boring Dung Beetle | ![]() |
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On the ground | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
52 | Scarab Beetle | ![]() |
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On trees (any kind) | 11 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
50 |
53 | Drone Beetle | ![]() |
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On trees (any kind) | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
54 | Goliath Beetle | ![]() |
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On palm trees | 5 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
100 |
55 | Saw Stag | ![]() |
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On trees (any kind) | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
56 | Miyama Stag | ![]() |
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On trees (any kind) | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
57 | Giant Stag | ![]() |
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On trees (any kind) | 11 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
50 |
58 | Rainbow Stag | ![]() |
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On trees (any kind) | 7 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
50 |
59 | Cyclommatus Stag | ![]() |
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On palm trees | 5 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
100 |
60 | Golden Stag | ![]() |
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On palm trees | 5 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
100 |
61 | Giraffe Stag | ![]() |
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On palm trees | 5 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
100 |
62 | Horned Dynastid | ![]() |
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On trees (any kind) | 5 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
63 | Horned Atlas | ![]() |
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On palm trees | 5 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
100 |
64 | Horned Elephant | ![]() |
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On palm trees | 5 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
100 |
65 | Horned Hercules | ![]() |
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On palm trees | 5 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
100 |
66 | Walking Stick | ![]() |
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On trees (any kind) | 4 AM – 8 AM & 5 PM – 7 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
20 |
67 | Walking Leaf | ![]() |
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Disguised under trees | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
20 |
68 | Bagworm | ![]() |
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Shaking trees (hardwood and cedar) | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
69 | Ant | ![]() |
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On rotten Turnips/Candy | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
70 | Hermit Crab | ![]() |
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Disguised on shoreline | 7 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
71 | Wharf Roach | ![]() |
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On beach rocks | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
72 | Fly | ![]() |
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Flying near trash or rotten turnips | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
73 | Mosquito | ![]() |
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Flying | 5 PM – 4 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
74 | Flea | ![]() |
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On villagers | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
75 | Snail | ![]() |
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On rocks and bushes | All day | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
76 | Pill Bug | ![]() |
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From hitting rocks | 11 PM – 4 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
77 | Centipede | ![]() |
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From hitting rocks | 4 PM – 11 PM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
78 | Spider | ![]() |
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Shaking trees | 7 PM – 8 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
79 | Tarantula | ![]() |
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On the ground | 7 PM – 4 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
80 | Scorpion | ![]() |
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On the ground | 7 PM – 4 AM | North: JFMAMJJASOND
South: JFMAMJJASOND |
0 |
Includes data sourced from this Item Spreadsheet, compiled 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, and Aeon. |
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Trivia[edit]
- 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.
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