Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch has 80 different bugs to collect. In this guide, we’ll show you how, when, and where to catch every bug.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons bug guide and complete list
When and where you catch every insect in your Switch’s Critterpedia
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To master the art of bug catching, you’ll need to snag every bugs, which can spawn at various locations and different times. Some of them also require items and locations like tree stumps or hybrid flowers before they’ll appear on your island. We’ve specified those requirements in our table below.
All this information is available in your Critterpedia, but only after you’ve caught a bug. The Critterpedia will also note whether or not Blathers has the bug in the museum yet, as denoted by an owl icon that appears to the left of the bug’s name when you highlight it.
We’ve compiled information about all of the bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons below.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons bug list and guide
Critter # | Bug | Location | Value | Time | Month (Hemisphere) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common Butterfly | Flying | 160 | 4 a.m. - 7 p.m. | September-June (Northern) / March-December (Southern) |
| 2 | Yellow Butterfly | Flying | 160 | 4 a.m. - 7 p.m. | March-June, September-October (Northern) / March-April, September-December (Southern) |
| 3 | Tiger Butterfly | Flying | 240 | 4 a.m. - 7 p.m. | March-September (Northern) / September-March (Southern) |
| 4 | Peacock Butterfly | Flying by hybrid flowers | 2,500 | 4 a.m. - 7 p.m. | March-June (Northern) / September-December (Southern) |
| 5 | Common Bluebottle | Flying | 300 | 4 a.m. - 7 p.m. | April-August (Northern) / October-February (Southern) |
| 6 | Paper Kite Butterfly | Flying | 1,000 | 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. | Year-round (Northern and Southern) |
| 7 | Great Purple Emperor | Flying | 3,000 | 4 a.m. - 7 p.m. | May-August (Northern) / November-February (Southern) |
| 8 | Monach Butterfly | Flying | 140 | 4 a.m. - 5 p.m. | September-November (Northern) / March-May (Southern) |
| 9 | Emperor Butterfly | Flying | ƒ | 5 p.m. - 8 a.m. | June-September, December-March (Northern) / December-March, June-September (Southern) |
| 10 | Agrias Butterfly | Flying | 3,000 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | April-September (Northern) / November-March (Southern) |
| 11 | Raja Brooke's Birdwing | Flying by purple flowers | 2,500 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | April-September, December-February (Northern) / November-March, June-August (Southern) |
| 12 | Queen Alexandra's Birdwing | Flying | 4,000 | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. | May-September (Northern) / November-March (Southern) |
| 13 | Moth | Flying by light | 130 | 7 p.m. - 4 a.m. | Year-round (Northern and Southern) |
| 14 | Atlas Moth | On trees | 3,000 | 7 p.m. - 4 a.m. | April-September (Northern) / October-March (Southern) |
| 15 | Madagascan Sunset Moth | Flying | 2,500 | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. | April-September (Northern) / October-March (Southern) |
| 16 | Long Locust | On ground | 200 | 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. | April-November (Northern) / November-May (Southern) |
| 17 | Migratory Locust | On ground | 600 | 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. | August-November (Northern) / February-May (Southern) |
| 18 | Rice Grasshopper | On ground | 160 | 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. | August-November (Northern) / February-May (Southern) |
| 19 | Grasshopper | On ground | 160 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | July-September (Northern) / January-March (Southern) |
| 20 | Cricket | On ground | 130 | 5 p.m. - 8 a.m. | September-November (Northern) / March-May (Southern) |
| 21 | Bell Cricket | On ground | 430 | 5 p.m. - 8 a.m. | September-October (Northern) / March-April (Southern) |
| 22 | Mantis | On flowers | 430 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | March-November (Northern) / September-May (Southern) |
| 23 | Orchid Mantis | On white flowers | 2,400 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | March-November (Northern) / September-May (Southern) |
| 24 | Honeybee | Flying | 200 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | March-July (Northern) / September-January (Southern) |
| 25 | Wasp | Falls from shaking trees | 2,500 | All day | Year-round (Northern and Southern) |
| 26 | Brown Cicada | On trees | 250 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 27 | Robust Cicada | On trees | 300 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 28 | Giant Cicada | On trees | 600 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 29 | Walker Cicada | On trees | 400 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | August-September (Northern) / February-March (Southern) |
| 30 | Evening Cicada | On trees | 660 | 4 a.m. - 8 a.m., 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 31 | Cicada Shell | On trees | 10 | All day | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 32 | Red Dragonfly | Flying | 180 | 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. | September-October (Northern) / March-April (Southern) |
| 33 | Darner Dragonfly | Flying | 230 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | April-October (Northern) / October-April (Southern) |
| 34 | Banded Dragonfly | Flying | 4,500 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | May-October (Northern) / November-April (Southern) |
| 35 | Damselfly | Flying | 500 | All day | November-February (Northern) / May-August (Southern) |
| 36 | Firefly | Flying | 300 | 7 p.m. - 4 a.m. | June (Northern) / December (Southern) |
| 37 | Mole Cricket | Underground | 500 | All day | November-May (Northern) / May-November (Southern) |
| 38 | Pondskater | Ponds | 130 | 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. | May-September (Northern) / November-March (Southern) |
| 39 | Diving Beetle | Ponds and rivers | 800 | 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. | May-September (Northern) / November-March (Southern) |
| 40 | Giant Water Bug | Ponds and rivers | 2,000 | 7 p.m. - 8 a.m. | April-September (Northern) / October-March (Southern) |
| 41 | Stinkbug | On flowers | 120 | All day | March-October (Northern) / September-April (Southern) |
| 42 | Man-faced Stink Bug | On flowers | 1,000 | 7 p.m. - 8 a.m. | March-October (Northern) / September-April (Southern) |
| 43 | Ladybug | On flowers | 200 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | March-June, October (Northern) / September-December, April (Southern) |
| 44 | Tiger Beetle | On ground | 1,500 | All day | February-November (Northern) / August-May (Southern) |
| 45 | Jewel Beetle | On tree stumps | 2,400 | All day | April-August (Northern) / October-February (Southern) |
| 46 | Violin Beetle | On tree stumps | 450 | All day | May-June, September-November (Northern) / November-December, March-April (Southern) |
| 47 | Citrus Long-horned Beetle | On tree stumps | 350 | All day | Year-round (Northern and Southern) |
| 48 | Rosalia Batesi Beetle | On tree stumps | 3,000 | All day | May-September (Northern) / November-March (Southern) |
| 49 | Blue Weevil Beetle | On coconut trees | 800 | All day | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 50 | Dung Beetle | Pushing snowballs | 3,000 | All day | December-February (Northern) / June-August (Southern) |
| 51 | Earth-boring Dung Beetle | On ground | 300 | All day | July-September (Northern) / January-March (Southern) |
| 52 | Scarab Beetle | On trees | 10,000 | 11 p.m. - 8 a.m. | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 53 | Drone Beetle | On trees | 200 | All day | June-August (Northern) / December-February (Southern) |
| 54 | Goliath Beetle | On coconut trees | 8,000 | 5 p.m. - 8 a.m. | June-September (Northern) / December-March (Southern) |
| 55 | Saw Stag | On trees | 2,000 | All day | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 56 | Miyama Stag | On trees | 1,000 | All day | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 57 | Giant Stag | On trees | 10,000 | 11 p.m. - 8 a.m. | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 58 | Rainbow Stag | On trees | 6,000 | 7 p.m. - 8 a.m. | June-September (Northern) / December-March (Southern) |
| 59 | Cyclommatus Stag | On coconut trees | 8,000 | 5 p.m. - 8 a.m. | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 60 | Golden Stag | On coconut trees | 12,000 | 5 p.m. - 8 a.m. | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 61 | Giraffe Stag | On coconut trees | 12,000 | 5 p.m. - 8 a.m. | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 62 | Horned Dynastid | On trees | 1,350 | 5 p.m. - 8 a.m. | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 63 | Horned Atlas | On coconut trees | 8,000 | 5 p.m. - 8 a.m. | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 64 | Horned Elephant | On coconut trees | 8,000 | 5 p.m. - 8 a.m. | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 65 | Horned Herucles | On coconut trees | 12,000 | 5 p.m. - 8 a.m. | July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern) |
| 66 | Walking Stick | On trees | 600 | 4 a.m. - 8 a.m., 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. | July-November (Northern) / January-May (Southern) |
| 67 | Walking Leaf | Near trees, disguised as furniture leaf | 600 | All day | July-August (Northern) / January-March (Southern) |
| 68 | Bagworm | Falls from shaking trees | 600 | All day | Year-round (Northern and Southern) |
| 69 | Ant | On rotten food | 80 | All day | Year-round (Northern and Southern) |
| 70 | Hermit Crab | Beach | 1,000 | 7 p.m. - 8 a.m. | Year-round (Northern and Southern) |
| 71 | Wharf Roach | On rocks at beach | 200 | All day | Year-round (Northern and Southern) |
| 72 | Fly | On trash items | 60 | All day | Year-round (Northern and Southern) |
| 73 | Mosquito | Flying | 130 | 5 p.m. - 4 a.m. | June-September (Northern) / December-March (Southern) |
| 74 | Flea | On villagers | 70 | All day | April-November (Northern) / October-May (Southern) |
| 75 | Snail | On rocks (raining) | 250 | All day | Year-round (Northern and Southern) |
| 76 | Pill Bug | Hit rocks | 250 | 11 p.m. - 4 p.m. | September-June (Northern) / March-December (Southern) |
| 77 | Centipede | Hit rocks | 300 | 4 p.m. - 11 p.m. | September-June (Northern) / March-December (Southern) |
| 78 | Spider | Falls from shaking trees | 480 | 7 p.m. - 8 a.m. | Year-round (Northern and Southern) |
| 79 | Tarantula | On ground | 8,000 | 7 p.m. - 4 a.m. | November-April (Northern) / May-October (Southern) |
| 80 | Scorpion | On ground | 8,000 | 7 p.m. - 4 a.m. | May-October (Northern) / November-April (Southern) |
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