List of bugs in New Horizons during December

The following is a list of bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons that are available during December.

Northern Hemisphere

No leaving bugs after this month.

December 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
6	Paper Kite Butterfly		1,000 Bells	Flying near flowers	Any except rain	8 AM – 7 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
11	Rajah Brooke's Birdwing		2,500 Bells	Flying near flowers	Any except rain	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
13	Moth		130 Bells	Flying near light sources	Any except rain	7 PM – 4 AM	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
35	Damselfly		500 Bells	Flying near water	Any except rain	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
37	Mole Cricket		500 Bells	Underground	Any weather	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
50	Dung beetle		3,000 Bells	Pushing snowballs	Any weather	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
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
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

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.

New in December

Bugs new in December in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Location	Weather	Time	Months	Total catches
9	Emperor butterfly		4,000 Bells	Flying near flowers	Any except rain	5 PM – 8 AM	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
50	Dung beetle		3,000 Bells	Pushing snowballs	Any weather	All day	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.

Southern Hemisphere

December 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
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
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
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
36	Firefly		300 Bells	Flying near water	Any except rain	7 PM – 4 AM	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
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
58	Rainbow Stag		6,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)	Any weather	7 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
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
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.

New in December

Bugs new in December in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Location	Weather	Time	Months	Total catches
9	Emperor butterfly		4,000 Bells	Flying near flowers	Any except rain	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	20
36	Firefly		300 Bells	Flying near water	Any except rain	7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
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
58	Rainbow Stag		6,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)	Any weather	7 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	50
73	Mosquito		130 Bells	Flying	Any except rain	5 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.

Leaving after December

Bugs leaving after December 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
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
36	Firefly		300 Bells	Flying near water	Any except rain	7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
43	Ladybug		200 Bells	On flowers	Any except rain	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	0
46	Violin Beetle		450 Bells	On tree stumps	Any except rain	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

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.

See also

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November