Animal Crossing: New Horizons Bug Guide | Complete List of Bugs and Appearance Times for ACNH

This is an Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) Bug and Insect guide for the Nintendo Switch. In addition to the seasonal months and times that bugs appear, you can find other information here like locations and sell prices to help you complete your bug encyclopedia.

List of Bugs (Bug Encyclopedia)

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

No.	Name	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	2500	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	1000	Season: Year Round Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
7	Great Purple Emperor	Flying	3000	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	4000	Season: December to March｜June to September Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
10	Agrias Butterfly	Flying	3000	Season: April to September Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
11	Rajah Brooke's Birdwing	Flying	2500	Season: December to February | April to September Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
12	Queen Alexandra's Birdwing	Flying	4000	Season: May to September Times: 8 AM to 4 PM
13	Moth	Near outside lights	130	Season: Year Round Times: 7 PM to 4 AM
14	Atlas Moth	On trees	3000	Season: April to September Times: 7 PM to 4 AM
15	Madagascan Sunset Moth	Near flowers	2500	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	2400	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 (Bee)	Trees when shaken	2500	Season: Year Round Times: Any time
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 and September Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
30	Evening Cicada	On trees	550	Season: July and August Times: 4 AM to 8 AM｜4 PM to 7 PM
31	Cicada Shell	On trees	10	Season: July and August Times: Any time
32	Red Dragonfly	On the ground	180	Season: September to October Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
33	Darner Dragonfly	On the ground	230	Season: April to October Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
34	Banded Dragonfly	Flying	4500	Season: May to October Times: 8 AM to 5 PM
35	Damselfly	On the ground	500	Season: November to February Times: Any time
36	Firefly	Flying near rivers	300	Season: June Times: 7 PM to 4 AM
37	Mole Cricket	Buried in the ground	500	Season: November to May Times: Any time
38	Pondskater	In ponds	130	Season: May to September Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
39	Diving Beetle	In ponds	800	Season: May to September Times: 8 AM to 7 PM
40	Giant Water Bug	In ponds	2000	Season: April to September Times: 7 PM to 8 AM
41	Stinkbug	On flowers	120	Season: March to October Times: Any time
42	Man-Faced Stink Bug	On flowers	1000	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	1500	Season: February to October Times: Any time
45	Jewel Beetle	On tree stumps	2400	Season: April to August Times: Any time
46	Violin Beetle	On tree stumps	450	Season: May to June｜September to November Times: Any time
47	Citrus Long-Horned Beetle	On tree stumps	350	Season: Year Round Times: Any time
48	Rosalia Batesi Beetle	On tree stumps	3000	Season: May to September Times: Any time
49	Blue Weevil Beetle	On palm trees	800	Season: July and August Times: Any time
50	Dung Beetle	Near snowballs	3000	Season: December to February Times: Any time
51	Earth-Boring Dung Beetle	On the ground	300	Season: July to September Times: Any time
52	Scarab Beetle	On all trees	10000	Season: July and August Times: 11 PM to 8 AM
53	Drone Beetle	On trees	200	Season: June to August Times: Any time
54	Goliath Beetle	On palm trees	8000	Season: June to September Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
55	Saw Stag	On trees	2000	Season: July and August Times: Any time
56	Miyama Stag	On trees	1000	Season: July to August Times: Any time
57	Giant Stag	On trees	10000	Season: July and August Times: 11 PM to 8 AM
58	Rainbow Stag	On trees	6000	Season: June to September Times: 7 PM to 8 AM
59	Cyclommatus Stag	On palm trees	8000	Season: July and August Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
60	Golden Stag	On palm trees	12000	Season: July and August Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
61	Giraffe Stag	On palm trees	12000	Season: July and August Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
62	Horned Dynastid	On trees	1350	Season: July to August Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
63	Horned Atlas	On palm trees	8000	Season: July and August Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
64	Horned Elephant	On palm trees	8000	Season: July and August Times: 5 PM to 8 AM
65	Horned Hercules	On palm trees	12000	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: Any time
68	Bagworm	Trees when shaken	600	Season: Year Round Times: Any time
69	Ant	On rotten turnips	80	Season: Year Round Times: Any time
70	Hermit Crab	On the shore	1000	Season: Year Round Times: 7 PM to 8 AM
71	Wharf Roach	On the rocky shore	200	Season: Year Round Times: Any time
72	Fly	On rotten turnips and trash	60	Season: Year Round Times: Any time
73	Mosquito	Flying	130	Season: June to September Times: 5 PM to 4 AM
74	Flea	On villagers	70	Season: April to November Times: Any time
75	Snail	On rocks in the rain	250	Season: Year Round Times: Any time
76	Pill Bug	Rocks when hit with a shovel	250	Season: September to June Times: 11 PM to 4 PM
77	Centipede	Rocks when hit with a shovel	300	Season: September to June Times: 4 PM to 23 PM
78	Spider	Trees when shaken	600	Season: Year Round Times: 7 PM to 8 AM
79	Tarantula	On the ground	8000	Season: November to April Times: 7 PM to 4 AM
80	Scorpion	On the ground	8000	Season: May to October Times: 7 PM to 4 AM

Note: The information here on months only applies to the Northern Hemisphere. For the Southern Hemisphere, simply add or subtract 6 months to the bug's appearance months here to find when they would appear in the Southern Hemisphere, or click on the bug's icon.

Bugs Guide

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!

For an in-depth walkthrough on how to catch bugs and become the best bug hunter in your entire hemisphere, see the guide below!

How to Catch Bugs | List of Rare Bugs

Once you have caught bugs, there are two things you can do with them (aside from keeping them as pets): sell them, or donate them to the museum. Depending on the bug's rarity, you will fetch a different price when selling them, so see the list below to find out how much each one can net you.

Bug Prices List

Types of Bugs

Bugs can roughly be divided into the groups below:

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

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