Horned elephant
The horned elephant (known as the elephant beetle prior to New Leaf) is a rare bug in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: Wild World. It is a large, dark-yellow beetle found on palm trees, selling for 8,000 Bells. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it appears from mid to late summer.
Catch details[edit]
In Wild World[edit]
Description | They are the heaviest beetles in the world. Their horns look like elephant trunks. |
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Time of year | Jul – Aug |
Time of day | 7 PM – 8 AM |
Peak times | N/A |
Location | Palm trees |
Bug size | Unknown |
Rarity | Rare |
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Furniture size | ![]() |
In City Folk[edit]
Description | The heaviest beetles in the world are named for their trunklike horns. |
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Time of year | Jul – Aug |
Time of day | 5 PM – 8 AM |
Peak times | N/A |
Location | On palm trees |
Bug size | 115 mm |
Rarity | Rare |
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Furniture size | ![]() |
In New Leaf[edit]
Time of year | Jul – Aug All year (Tortimer Island) |
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Time of day | 5 PM – 8 AM |
Peak times | N/A |
Location | On palm trees (can be found on Tortimer Island) |
Size | 155.1 mm |
Rarity | Rare |
Selling price | ![]() |
Furniture size | ![]() |
In New Horizons[edit]
Time of year | North: Jul – Aug South: Jan – Feb |
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Time of day | 5 PM – 8 AM |
Location | On palm trees |
Weather | Any weather |
Rarity | Very rare |
Spawn requirement | Catch 100 total bugs |
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Furniture size | ![]() |
Donating to the museum[edit]
As with all insects in the Animal Crossing series, the horned elephant can be donated to the museum followed by a small talk by Blathers, the curator.
In Wild World[edit]
In City Folk[edit]
The elephant beetle can be found on the middle tier of the insect section, located on a palm tree next to the tarantula and scorpion, in the same section housing the rafflesia.
In New Leaf[edit]
After donation, an information board in the insect exhibit will display a description of the horned elephant.
In New Horizons[edit]
When donating to the museum, Blathers will say the following:
Gallery[edit]
Real-world information[edit]
The elephant beetle is a type of Scarab beetle that can grow between 7 to 12 centimetres (2.75 to 4.75 inches) in length; males are sometimes bigger and can grow around 2 to 3 times bigger than the females. Living in the rain-forests of South America, as well as Central America and southern Mexico, these beetles are mainly active at night and mainly feed on sap, bark, and ripened fallen fruit. Elephant beetle larvae develop in large decaying logs and take up to 3 years to develop into adult beetles. The lifespan of these beetles is around 1 to 3 months. However, elephant beetle populations have been depleting by the destruction of the rain-forests, which has reduced their grounds for mating.
More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.
Names in other languages[edit]
ゾウカブト zō-kabuto |
Megasoma, lit. "elephant helmet (bug)" | |
코끼리장수풍뎅이 kokirijangsupungdeng-i |
Lit. "elephant rhinoceros beetle" | |
象兜虫 xiàng dōuchóng |
Megasoma, lit. "elephant helmet bug" | |
象兜蟲 Unknown |
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Жук-слон zhuk-slon |
Lit. "elephant beetle" | |
Olifantkever | Lit. "elephant beetle" | |
Elefantenkäfer | Elephant beetle | |
Escarabajo astado elefante | Elephant horned beetle | |
Scarabée éléphant | Elephant scarab | |
Scarabeo elefante | Elephant scarab |
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