This guide has a list with picture of all bugs and insects you can catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) for both Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Learn their sell price, appearance times and months, as well as how to catch them to expand your Critterpedia!

List of Bugs and Insects (Bug Critterpedia)

Bug List by Month

Different kinds of bugs appear in each season and month, and you can even discover new species this month that were not available before!

Click on the links below to learn more about which bugs will spawn on each month!

Note: The pages above show bug appearances for both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere

Bug and Insects List by Hemisphere

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

No.	Name	Rarity & Location	Sell Price	Months and Time
1	Common Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	160	Season: September to June Times: 4 AM to 7 PM
2	Yellow Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	160	Season: March to June, September to October Times: 4 AM to 7 PM
3	Tiger Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	240	Season: March to September Times: 4 AM to 7 PM
4	Peacock Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying next to hybrid flowers	2,500	Season: March to June Times: 4 AM to 7 PM
5	Common Bluebottle	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	300	Season: April to August Times: 4 AM to 7 PM
6	Paper Kite Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	1,000	Season: All year Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
7	Great Purple Emperor	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	3,000	Season: May to August Times: 4 AM to 7 PM
8	Monarch Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	140	Season: September to November Times: 4 AM to 3 PM
9	Emperor Butterfly	★★☆☆☆ Flying	4,000	Season: December to March, June to September Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
10	Agrias Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	3,000	Season: April to September Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
11	Rajah Brooke's Birdwing	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	2,500	Season: December to February, April to September Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
12	Queen Alexandra's Birdwing	★★★☆☆ Flying	4,000	Season: May to September Times: 8 AM to 4 PM
13	Moth	★☆☆☆☆ Flying next to lights	130	Season: All year Times: 7 PM to 4 AM
14	Atlas Moth	★★☆☆☆ On trees	3,000	Season: April to September Times: 7 PM to 4 AM
15	Madagascan Sunset Moth	★★☆☆☆ Flying	2,500	Season: April to September Times: 8 AM to 4 PM
16	Long Locust	★☆☆☆☆ On the ground	200	Season: April to November Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
17	Migratory Locust	★★☆☆☆ On the ground	600	Season: August to November Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
18	Rice Grasshopper	★☆☆☆☆ On the ground	400	Season: August to November Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
19	Grasshopper	★☆☆☆☆ On the ground	160	Season: July to September Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
20	Cricket	★☆☆☆☆ On the ground	130	Season: September to November Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
21	Bell Cricket	★☆☆☆☆ On the ground	430	Season: September to October Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
22	Mantis	★☆☆☆☆ On flowers	430	Season: March to November Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
23	Orchid Mantis	★☆☆☆☆ On flowers	2,400	Season: March to November Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
24	Honeybee	★☆☆☆☆ On flowers	200	Season: March to July Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
25	Wasp	★☆☆☆☆ Inside trees	2,500	Season: All year Times: All Day
26	Brown Cicada	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	250	Season: July to August Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
27	Robust Cicada	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	300	Season: July and August Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
28	Giant Cicada	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	500	Season: July to August Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
29	Walker Cicada	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	400	Season: August to September Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
30	Evening Cicada	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	550	Season: July to August Times: 4 AM to 8 AM, 4 PM to 7 PM
31	Cicada Shell	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	10	Season: July to August Times: All Day
32	Red Dragonfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	180	Season: September to October Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
33	Darner Dragonfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	230	Season: April to October Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
34	Banded Dragonfly	★★☆☆☆ Flying	4,500	Season: May to October Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
35	Damselfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	500	Season: November to February Times: All Day
36	Firefly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	300	Season: June Times: 7 PM to 4 AM
37	Mole Cricket	★★★☆☆ Underground	500	Season: November to May Times: All Day
38	Pondskater	★☆☆☆☆ On ponds	130	Season: May to September Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
39	Diving Beetle	★☆☆☆☆ On ponds	800	Season: May to September Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
40	Giant Water Bug	★☆☆☆☆ On ponds	2,000	Season: April to September Times: 7 PM to 8 AM
41	Stinkbug	★☆☆☆☆ On flowers	120	Season: March to October Times: All Day
42	Man-Faced Stink Bug	★☆☆☆☆ On flowers	1,000	Season: March to October Times: 7 PM to 8 AM
43	Ladybug	★☆☆☆☆ On flowers	200	Season: March to June, October Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
44	Tiger Beetle	★★★☆☆ On the ground	1,500	Season: February to October Times: All Day
45	Jewel Beetle	★☆☆☆☆ On tree stumps	2,400	Season: April to August Times: All Day
46	Violin Beetle	★☆☆☆☆ On tree stumps	450	Season: May to June, September to November Times: All Day
47	Citrus Long-Horned Beetle	★☆☆☆☆ On tree stumps	350	Season: All year Times: All Day
48	Rosalia Batesi Beetle	★★☆☆☆ On tree stumps	3,000	Season: May to September Times: All Day
49	Blue Weevil Beetle	★★★☆☆ On palm trees	800	Season: July to August Times: All Day
50	Dung Beetle	★★☆☆☆ On snowballs	3,000	Season: December to February Times: All Day
51	Earth-Boring Dung Beetle	★☆☆☆☆ On the ground	300	Season: July to September Times: All Day
52	Scarab Beetle	★★★☆☆ On trees	10,000	Season: July and August Times: 11 PM to 8 AM
53	Drone Beetle	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	200	Season: June to August Times: All Day
54	Goliath Beetle	★★★☆☆ On palm trees	8,000	Season: June to September Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
55	Saw Stag	★★☆☆☆ On trees	2,000	Season: July and August Times: All Day
56	Miyama Stag	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	1,000	Season: July to August Times: All Day
57	Giant Stag	★★★☆☆ On trees	10,000	Season: July to August Times: 11 PM to 8 AM
58	Rainbow Stag	★★★☆☆ On trees	6,000	Season: June to September Times: 7 PM to 8 AM
59	Cyclommatus Stag	★★★★☆ On palm trees	8,000	Season: July and August Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
60	Golden Stag	★★★★★ On palm trees	12,000	Season: July and August Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
61	Giraffe Stag	★★★★☆ On palm trees	12,000	Season: July and August Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
62	Horned Dynastid	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	1,350	Season: July to August Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
63	Horned Atlas	★★★★☆ On palm trees	8,000	Season: July and August Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
64	Horned Elephant	★★★★☆ On palm trees	8,000	Season: July and August Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
65	Horned Hercules	★★★★★ On palm trees	12,000	Season: July and August Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
66	Walking Stick	★★☆☆☆ On trees	600	Season: July to November Times: 4 AM to 8 AM, 5 PM to 7 PM
67	Walking Leaf	★☆☆☆☆ Under trees	600	Season: July to September Times: All Day
68	Bagworm	★☆☆☆☆ Inside trees	600	Season: All year Times: All Day
69	Ant	★☆☆☆☆ On rotten turnips	80	Season: All year Times: All Day
70	Hermit Crab	★☆☆☆☆ On the shore	1,000	Season: All year Times: 7 PM to 8 AM
71	Wharf Roach	★☆☆☆☆ On the rocky shore	200	Season: All year Times: All Day
72	Fly	★★★★★ On rotten turnips and trash	60	Season: All year Times: All Day
73	Mosquito	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	130	Season: June to September Times: 5 PM to 4 AM
74	Flea	★★☆☆☆ On villagers	70	Season: April to November Times: All Day
75	Snail	★☆☆☆☆ On rocks during rain	250	Season: All year Times: All Day
76	Pill Bug	★☆☆☆☆ Underneath rocks	250	Season: September to June Times: 11 PM to 4 PM
77	Centipede	★☆☆☆☆ Underneath rocks	300	Season: September to June Times: 4 PM to 11 PM
78	Spider	★☆☆☆☆ Inside trees	600	Season: All year Times: 7 PM to 8 AM
79	Tarantula	★★★☆☆ On the ground	8,000	Season: November to April Times: 7 PM to 4 AM
80	Scorpion	★★★☆☆ On the ground	8,000	Season: May to October Times: 7 PM to 4 AM

No.	Name	Rarity & Location	Sell Price	Months and Time
1	Common Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	160	Season: March to December Times: 4 AM to 7 PM
2	Yellow Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	160	Season: March to April, September to December Times: 4 AM to 7 PM
3	Tiger Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	240	Season: September to March Times: 4 AM to 7 PM
4	Peacock Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying next to hybrid flowers	2,500	Season: September to December Times: 4 AM to 7 PM
5	Common Bluebottle	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	300	Season: October to February Times: 4 AM to 7 PM
6	Paper Kite Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	1,000	Season: All year Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
7	Great Purple Emperor	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	3,000	Season: November to February Times: 4 AM to 7 PM
8	Monarch Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	140	Season: March to May Times: 4 AM to 3 PM
9	Emperor Butterfly	★★☆☆☆ Flying	4,000	Season: June to September, December to March Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
10	Agrias Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	3,000	Season: October to March Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
11	Rajah Brooke's Birdwing	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	2,500	Season: June to August, October to March Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
12	Queen Alexandra's Birdwing	★★★☆☆ Flying	4,000	Season: November to March Times: 8 AM to 4 PM
13	Moth	★☆☆☆☆ Flying next to lights	130	Season: All year Times: 7 PM to 4 AM
14	Atlas Moth	★★☆☆☆ On trees	3,000	Season: October to March Times: 7 PM to 4 AM
15	Madagascan Sunset Moth	★★☆☆☆ Flying	2,500	Season: October to March Times: 8 AM to 4 PM
16	Long Locust	★☆☆☆☆ On the ground	200	Season: October to May Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
17	Migratory Locust	★★☆☆☆ On the ground	600	Season: February to May Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
18	Rice Grasshopper	★☆☆☆☆ On the ground	400	Season: February to May Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
19	Grasshopper	★☆☆☆☆ On the ground	160	Season: January to March Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
20	Cricket	★☆☆☆☆ On the ground	130	Season: March to May Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
21	Bell Cricket	★☆☆☆☆ On the ground	430	Season: March to April Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
22	Mantis	★☆☆☆☆ On flowers	430	Season: September to May Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
23	Orchid Mantis	★☆☆☆☆ On flowers	2,400	Season: September to May Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
24	Honeybee	★☆☆☆☆ On flowers	200	Season: September to January Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
25	Wasp	★☆☆☆☆ Inside trees	2,500	Season: All year Times: All Day
26	Brown Cicada	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	250	Season: January to February Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
27	Robust Cicada	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	300	Season: January to February Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
28	Giant Cicada	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	500	Season: January to February Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
29	Walker Cicada	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	400	Season: February and March Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
30	Evening Cicada	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	550	Season: January to February Times: 4 AM to 8 AM, 4 PM to 7 PM
31	Cicada Shell	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	10	Season: January to February Times: All Day
32	Red Dragonfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	180	Season: March to April Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
33	Darner Dragonfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	230	Season: October to April Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
34	Banded Dragonfly	★★☆☆☆ Flying	4,500	Season: November to April Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
35	Damselfly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	500	Season: May to August Times: All Day
36	Firefly	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	300	Season: December Times: 7 PM to 4 AM
37	Mole Cricket	★★★☆☆ Underground	500	Season: May to November Times: All Day
38	Pondskater	★☆☆☆☆ On ponds	130	Season: November to March Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
39	Diving Beetle	★☆☆☆☆ On ponds	800	Season: November to March Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
40	Giant Water Bug	★☆☆☆☆ On ponds	2,000	Season: October to March Times: 7 PM to 8 AM
41	Stinkbug	★☆☆☆☆ On flowers	120	Season: September to April Times: All Day
42	Man-Faced Stink Bug	★☆☆☆☆ On flowers	1,000	Season: September to April Times: 7 PM to 8 AM
43	Ladybug	★☆☆☆☆ On flowers	200	Season: April, September to December Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
44	Tiger Beetle	★★★☆☆ On the ground	1,500	Season: August to April Times: All Day
45	Jewel Beetle	★☆☆☆☆ On tree stumps	2,400	Season: October to February Times: All Day
46	Violin Beetle	★☆☆☆☆ On tree stumps	450	Season: March to May, November to December Times: All Day
47	Citrus Long-Horned Beetle	★☆☆☆☆ On tree stumps	350	Season: All year Times: All Day
48	Rosalia Batesi Beetle	★★☆☆☆ On tree stumps	3,000	Season: November to March Times: All Day
49	Blue Weevil Beetle	★★★☆☆ On palm trees	800	Season: January to February Times: All Day
50	Dung Beetle	★★☆☆☆ On snowballs	3,000	Season: June to August Times: All Day
51	Earth-Boring Dung Beetle	★☆☆☆☆ On the ground	300	Season: January to March Times: All Day
52	Scarab Beetle	★★★☆☆ On trees	10,000	Season: January to February Times: 11 PM to 8 AM
53	Drone Beetle	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	200	Season: December to February Times: All Day
54	Goliath Beetle	★★★☆☆ On palm trees	8,000	Season: December to March Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
55	Saw Stag	★★☆☆☆ On trees	2,000	Season: January to February Times: All Day
56	Miyama Stag	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	1,000	Season: January to February Times: All Day
57	Giant Stag	★★★☆☆ On trees	10,000	Season: January to February Times: 11 PM to 8 AM
58	Rainbow Stag	★★★☆☆ On trees	6,000	Season: December to March Times: 7 PM to 8 AM
59	Cyclommatus Stag	★★★★☆ On palm trees	8,000	Season: January to February Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
60	Golden Stag	★★★★★ On palm trees	12,000	Season: January to February Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
61	Giraffe Stag	★★★★☆ On palm trees	12,000	Season: January to February Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
62	Horned Dynastid	★☆☆☆☆ On trees	1,350	Season: January to February Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
63	Horned Atlas	★★★★☆ On palm trees	8,000	Season: January to February Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
64	Horned Elephant	★★★★☆ On palm trees	8,000	Season: January to February Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
65	Horned Hercules	★★★★★ On palm trees	12,000	Season: January to February Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
66	Walking Stick	★★☆☆☆ On trees	600	Season: January to May Times: 4 AM to 8 AM, 5 PM to 7 PM
67	Walking Leaf	★☆☆☆☆ Under trees	600	Season: January to March Times: All Day
68	Bagworm	★☆☆☆☆ Inside trees	600	Season: All year Times: All Day
69	Ant	★☆☆☆☆ On rotten turnips	80	Season: All year Times: All Day
70	Hermit Crab	★☆☆☆☆ On the shore	1,000	Season: All year Times: 7 PM to 8 AM
71	Wharf Roach	★☆☆☆☆ On the rocky shore	200	Season: All year Times: All Day
72	Fly	★★★★★ On rotten turnips and trash	60	Season: All year Times: All Day
73	Mosquito	★☆☆☆☆ Flying	130	Season: December to March Times: 5 PM to 4 AM
74	Flea	★★☆☆☆ On villagers	70	Season: October to May Times: All Day
75	Snail	★☆☆☆☆ On rocks during rain	250	Season: All year Times: All Day
76	Pill Bug	★☆☆☆☆ Underneath rocks	250	Season: March to December Times: 11 PM to 4 PM
77	Centipede	★☆☆☆☆ Underneath rocks	300	Season: March to December Times: 4 PM to 11 PM
78	Spider	★☆☆☆☆ Inside trees	600	Season: All year Times: 7 PM to 8 AM
79	Tarantula	★★★☆☆ On the ground	8,000	Season: May to October Times: 7 PM to 4 AM
80	Scorpion	★★★☆☆ On the ground	8,000	Season: November to April Times: 7 PM to 4 AM

Types of Bugs and Insects

Bugs can roughly be divided into the groups below:

Bug Types
Beetles	Stags	Butterflies
Dragonflies	Moths	Grasshoppers
Crickets	Mantises	Cicadas
Dangerous Bugs	Others	-

While some bugs appear outside, some require certain conditions to appear. Ants, for example, require you to place rotten turnips outside to attract them.

Bug and Insects Prices List

Top 5 Expensive Bugs

No.	Name	Rarity & Location	Sell Price	Months and Time
49	Blue Weevil Beetle	★★★☆☆ On palm trees	800	Season: July to August Times: All Day
39	Diving Beetle	★☆☆☆☆ On ponds	800	Season: May to September Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
78	Spider	★☆☆☆☆ Inside trees	600	Season: All year Times: 7 PM to 8 AM
68	Bagworm	★☆☆☆☆ Inside trees	600	Season: All year Times: All Day
67	Walking Leaf	★☆☆☆☆ Under trees	600	Season: July to September Times: All Day

The top 5 most expensive bugs in the game are all beetles and they're also among the most difficult to catch!

It's best to hold on to these and sell them for double the price when Flick visits your island!

While these bugs are the most profitable, there are some that are easier to catch that can sell for a relatively good price!

Complete List of Bug Sell Prices

How to Catch Bugs

Craft a Net

In order to catch bugs, you will first need to craft or buy a net. After equipping the net and finding a bug, hold the A button to ready your net and creep forward, then release the A button once you are close to catch it.

Bugs are found in various different locations, and you'll have to adjust your technique in order to catch each different type!
List of Nets

Tread Lightly Around Local Flora

Be careful when running through fields of flowers, or whenever you pass by trees and tree stumps. Bugs love hanging out around plants which makes them harder to spot!

How to Catch Bugs

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