Scarab beetle

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Artwork of scarab beetle
Real-world info
Name: Chrysina resplendens
Family: Scarabaeidae - Scarab Beetles
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 プラチナコガネ
 宝石金龟
 Scarabée
 Escarabajo oro
 Chrysina resplendens
 Золотой скарабей
 보석풍뎅이
 寶石金龜
 Scarabée
 Escarabajo oro
 Goldskarabäus
 Scarabee

The scarab beetle is a rare insect that appears in the Animal Crossing series. It resembles a fruit beetle, with only the golden color separating it. It can be sold for 6,000 Bells prior to New Horizons, where the price is raised to 10,000 Bells. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it appears from mid to late summer.

Catch details[edit]

In Wild World[edit]

In Animal Crossing: Wild World, the scarab beetle is lucky, meaning it gives a 7,777-point Happy Room Academy bonus when placed in the player's house.

#35

Scarab beetle
"I caught a scarab beetle! It looks like a jewel!"

Description Their shine is so great they look plated. These bugs are very rare and very valuable.
Time of year Jul – Aug
Time of day 11 PM – 8 AM
Peak times N/A
Location On trees
Bug size 25 mm
Selling price  6,000 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In City Folk[edit]

#44

Scarab beetle
"I caught a scarab beetle! A gem of the bug world. But still just a bug."

Description This treasured bug is valued over platinum... by some.
Time of year Jul – Aug
Time of day 11 PM – 8 AM
Peak times N/A
Location On trees (any kind)
Bug size 25 mm
Rarity Very rare
Selling price  6,000 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf[edit]

#51

Scarab beetle
"I caught a scarab beetle! Pfff. I've seen scarier!"

Time of year Jul – Aug
All year (Tortimer Island)
Time of day 11 PM – 8 AM
Peak times N/A
Location On trees (any kind) (can be found on Tortimer Island)
Size 32 mm
Rarity Very rare
Selling price  6,000 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Horizons[edit]

#52

Scarab beetle
"I caught a scarab beetle! It's just a dung beetle with better hobbies."

Time of year North: Jul – Aug
South: Jan – Feb
Time of day 11 PM – 8 AM
Location On trees (any kind)
Weather Any weather
Spawn requirement Catch 50 total bugs
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 10,000 Bells
 Flick 15,000 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Pocket Camp[edit]

#46

Scarab beetle

Availability Not currently available
  • 2021-01-11 – 2021-01-14 (Kogane Mochi Goals)
  • 2021-12-24 – 2022-03-24
  • 2022-12-26 – 2023-03-23
  • 2023-12-26 – 2024-03-24
Location Sunburst Island PC Map Icon.png Sunburst Island
Size 29.5 mm – 34.5 mm
Rarity ★★★
Selling price  4,000 Bells
Version added Unknown
Villager gift data Tier: 3 (Uncommon+)

Rewards:


Donating to the museum[edit]

In Wild World[edit]

"Hoo my! Many thanks for donating such a valuable insect, wot wot! This scarab beetle is as valuable as its weight in purest platinum! Disgusted I may be, but I shan't turn down such a pricey donation! Cheers!"

In City Folk[edit]

Upon donation to the museum, Blathers the curator will say;

"From the gorgeous to the grotesque, the fruit-beetle family has a wide variety of members, indeed... Among them, the shiniest by far is the scarab beetle. Not that it makes any bit of difference to me. If it has antennae, it's most unconscionably vile..."

It can be found on the top terrace of the insect exhibit, on the second cedar trip from the right - sharing it with the fruit beetle.

In New Leaf[edit]

Upon donation to the museum, the scarab beetle can be found on a tree on the right side of the upper right room of the insect exhibit. An information board has this to say about the scarab beetle:

"Scarab beetles have elegant, metallic-looking bodies and are shinier even than fruit beetles. They're so shiny that they're said to gleam like gold. They're very rare and can be sold for high prices. Like all beetles in the scarab family, the outer shell provides a very thick layer of protection from predators. The high value and golden shell do make them more vulnerable when it comes to Bell hunters, though."

In New Horizons[edit]

Upon donation to the museum, Blathers will say this about the scarab beetle:

"Collectors consider the scarab beetle quite the prize, thanks to its shiny metallic shell. But did you know this bug has no nose and uses its antenna to sense smells instead? In fact, the scarab beetle's plated antenna are quite unique and set it apart from other beetles. But ALL antenna are equally awful in my book."

Gallery[edit]

Real-world information[edit]

The Plusiotis resplendens (also known as golden scarab beetle or jewel scarab beetle) gets the name from its elegant, metallic body, which is said to "gleam like gold." They are native to the Americas, unlike the common idea of the location for scarabs, which is Egypt (where they were made famous). The young larva form can be found living in rotten logs, while the adults are found living on foliage. Common colors for jewel scarabs are green, silver, and gold.

Names in other languages[edit]

Japanese プラチナコガネ
purachina-kogane
Platinum scarab

Korean 보석풍뎅이
boseokpungdeng-i
Jewel scarab

Simplified Chinese 宝石金龟
bǎoshí jīn'guī
Jewel scarab

Traditional Chinese 寶石金龜
Unknown

Russian Золотой скарабей
Zolotoy skarabey
Golden scarab

Dutch Scarabee Scarab

German Skarabäus (before NH)
Goldskarabäus (NH)
Scarab
Golden scarab

European Spanish Escarabajo oro Golden beetle

European French Scarabée Scarab

Italian Chrysina resplendens Species name