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 Bee, 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, Paper Kite Butterfly, and Wasp.

Bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Name	Icon	Sell price	Location	Weather	Time	Months	Total catches
1	Common Butterfly		160 Bells	Flying	4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very common	0
2	Yellow Butterfly		160 Bells	Flying	4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very common	0
3	Tiger Butterfly		240 Bells	Flying	4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Common	0
4	Peacock Butterfly		2,500 Bells	Flying near black, blue, or purple flowers	4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Rare	20
5	Common Bluebottle		300 Bells	Flying	4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very common	0
6	Paper Kite Butterfly		1,000 Bells	Flying near flowers (any kind)	8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Uncommon	0
7	Great Purple Emperor		3,000 Bells	Flying near flowers (any kind)	4 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Rare	50
8	Monarch Butterfly		140 Bells	Flying near flowers (any kind)	4 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very common	0
9	Emperor Butterfly		4,000 Bells	Flying near flowers (any kind)	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Rare	20
10	Agrias Butterfly		3,000 Bells	Flying near flowers (any kind)	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Rare	20
11	Rajah Brooke's Birdwing		2,500 Bells	Flying near flowers (any kind)	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Rare	20
12	Queen Alexandra's Birdwing		4,000 Bells	Flying near flowers (any kind)	8 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Rare	50
13	Moth		130 Bells	Flying near light sources	7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Uncommon	0
14	Atlas Moth		3,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)	7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Rare	20
15	Madagascan Sunset Moth		2,500 Bells	Flying near flowers (any kind)	8 AM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Rare	20
16	Long Locust		200 Bells	On the ground	8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Common	0
17	Migratory Locust		600 Bells	On the ground	8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very uncommon	20
18	Rice Grasshopper		160 Bells	On the ground	8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Uncommon	0
19	Grasshopper		160 Bells	On the ground	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very common	0
20	Cricket		130 Bells	On the ground	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very common	0
21	Bell Cricket		430 Bells	On the ground	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very common	0
22	Mantis		430 Bells	On flowers (any kind)	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Uncommon	0
23	Orchid Mantis		2,400 Bells	On white flowers	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very uncommon	20
24	Honeybee		200 Bells	Flying near flowers (any kind)	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Uncommon	0
25	Wasp		2,500 Bells	In hardwood/cedar trees	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	N/A (5 per day guaranteed)	0
26	Brown Cicada		250 Bells	On hardwood/cedar trees	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very common	0
27	Robust Cicada		300 Bells	On hardwood/cedar trees	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very common	0
28	Giant Cicada		500 Bells	On hardwood/cedar trees	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Common	20
29	Walker Cicada		400 Bells	On hardwood/cedar trees	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Common	0
30	Evening Cicada		550 Bells	On hardwood/cedar trees	4 AM – 8 AM, 4 PM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Common	0
31	Cicada Shell		10 Bells	On hardwood/cedar trees	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Extremely rare	50
32	Red Dragonfly		180 Bells	Flying near water	8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very common	0
33	Darner Dragonfly		230 Bells	Flying near water	8 AM – 5PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Common	0
34	Banded Dragonfly		4,500 Bells	Flying near water	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Rare	50
35	Damselfly		500 Bells	Flying near water	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very Common	0
36	Firefly		300 Bells	Flying near water	7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Extremely common	0
37	Mole Cricket		500 Bells	Underground	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Uncommon	0
38	Pondskater		130 Bells	On ponds and rivers	8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Uncommon	0
39	Diving Beetle		800 Bells	On ponds and rivers	8 AM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very uncommon	0
40	Giant Water Bug		2,000 Bells	On ponds and rivers	7 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Rare	50
41	Stinkbug		120 Bells	On flowers (any kind)	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Common	0
42	Man-Faced Stink Bug		1,000 Bells	On flowers (any kind)	7 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Uncommon	20
43	Ladybug		200 Bells	On flowers (any kind)	8 AM – 5 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Common	0
44	Tiger Beetle		1,500 Bells	On the ground	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very uncommon	20
45	Jewel Beetle		2,400 Bells	On tree stumps	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Rare	20
46	Violin Beetle		450 Bells	On tree stumps	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very uncommon	0
47	Citrus Long-Horned Beetle		350 Bells	On tree stumps	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very uncommon	0
48	Rosalia Batesi Beetle		3,000 Bells	On tree stumps	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very rare	20
49	Blue Weevil Beetle		800 Bells	On palm trees	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very rare	0
50	Dung Beetle		3,000 Bells	On the ground (rolling snowballs)	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very uncommon	0
51	Earth-Boring Dung Beetle		300 Bells	On the ground	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Uncommon	0
52	Scarab Beetle		10,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)	11 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very rare	50
53	Drone Beetle		200 Bells	On trees (any kind)	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Common	0
54	Goliath Beetle		8,000 Bells	On palm trees	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very rare	100
55	Saw Stag		2,000 Bells	On trees	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Uncommon	0
56	Miyama Stag		1,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Common	0
57	Giant Stag		10,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)	11 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Rare	50
58	Rainbow Stag		6,000 Bells	On trees (any kind)	7PM – 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Rare	50
59	Cyclommatus Stag		8,000 Bells	On palm trees	5PM – 8AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very rare	100
60	Golden Stag		12,000 Bells	On palm trees	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Extremely rare	100
61	Giraffe Stag		12,000 Bells	On palm trees	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Extremely rare	100
62	Horned Dynastid		1,350 Bells	On trees (any kind)	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Common	0
63	Horned Atlas		8,000 Bells	On palm trees	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very rare	100
64	Horned Elephant		8,000 Bells	On palm trees	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very rare	100
65	Horned Hercules		12,000 Bells	On palm trees	5 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Extremely rare	100
66	Walking Stick		600 Bells	On trees (any kind)	4 AM – 8 AM, 5 PM – 7 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very uncommon	20
67	Walking Leaf		600 Bells	Under trees	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very uncommon	20
68	Bagworm		600 Bells	In hardwood/cedar trees	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Common	0
69	Ant		80 Bells	On spoiled Turnips	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Common	0
70	Hermit Crab		1,000 Bells	On the shoreline	7 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Uncommon	0
71	Wharf Roach		200 Bells	On beach rocks	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Uncommon	0
72	Fly		60 Bells	Flying near trash or spoiled Turnips	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Common	0
73	Mosquito		130 Bells	Flying	5 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Common	0
74	Flea		70 Bells	On villagers	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Rare (North: Sep – May, South: Mar – Nov) Very Uncommon (North: Jun – Aug, South: Dec-Feb)	0
75	Snail		250 Bells	On rocks and bushes	All day	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Uncommon	0
76	Pill Bug		250 Bells	Under rocks	11 PM – 4 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Common	0
77	Centipede		300 Bells	Under rocks	4 PM – 11 PM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Uncommon	0
78	Spider		480 Bells	In hardwood/cedar trees	7 PM – 8 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Uncommon	0
79	Tarantula		8,000 Bells	On the ground	7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very rare	0
80	Scorpion		8,000 Bells	On the ground	7 PM – 4 AM	North: JFMAMJJASOND South: JFMAMJJASOND	Very rare	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.

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Trivia

• Under unique circumstances and dedication, it is possible to complete the New Horizons Critterpedia in the Southern Hemisphere in only 4 months total from the game's launch on March 20, 2020 via online play. This is possible since there's a good majority of bugs 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 can't 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 Critterpedia in no less than July 1st, while a player in the Northern Hemisphere would have to wait until December 11th to complete the Critterpedia since one bug, the Dung Beetle, is impossible to obtain when playing online as their spawn location, snowballs, will not appear in online sessions.

Notes

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