Complete List of Bugs and Appearance Times | ACNH - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)

This page shows all the bugs you can catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) for the Nintendo Switch. In addition to the months and times that bugs appear, you can find other information here 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	Months	Time of Day
1	Common Butterfly	Flying	September to June	4 AM to 7 PM
2	Yellow Butterfly	Flying	March to June｜September to October	4 AM to 7 PM
3	Tiger Butterfly	Flying	March to September	4 AM to 7 PM
4	Peacock Butterfly	Flying	March to June	4 AM to 7 PM
5	Common Bluebottle	Flying	April to August	4 AM to 7 PM
6	Paper Kite Butterfly	Flying	Year Round	8 AM to 7 PM
7	Great Purple Emperor	Flying	May to August	4 AM to 7 PM
8	Monarch Butterfly	Flying	September to November	4 AM to 3 PM
9	Emperor Butterfly	Flying	December to March｜June to September	5 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
10	Agrias Butterfly	Flying	April to September	8 AM to 5 PM
11	Rajah Brooke's Birdwing	Flying	January to February | April to September | December	8 AM to 5 PM
12	Queen Alexandra's Birdwing	Flying	May to September	8 AM to 4 PM
13	Moth	Near outside lights	Year Round	7 PM to 4 AM (Next Day)
14	Atlas Moth	On trees	April to September	7 PM to 4 AM (Next Day)
15	Madagascan Sunset Moth	Near flowers	April to September	8 AM to 4 PM
16	Long Locust	On the ground	April to November	8 AM to 7 PM
17	Migratory Locust	On the ground	August to November	8 AM to 7 PM
18	Rice Grasshopper	On the ground	August to November	8 AM to 7 PM
19	Grasshopper	On the ground	July to September	8 AM to 5 PM
20	Cricket	On the ground	September to November	5 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
21	Bell Cricket	On the ground	September to October	5 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
22	Mantis	On flowers	March to November	8 AM to 5 PM
23	Orchid Mantis	On flowers	March to November	8 AM to 5 PM
24	Honeybee	On flowers	March to July	8 AM to 5 PM
25	Wasp (Bee)	Trees when shaken	Year Round	Any time
26	Brown Cicada	On trees	July to August	8 AM to 5 PM
27	Robust Cicada	On trees	July and August	8 AM to 5 PM
28	Giant Cicada	On trees	July to August	8 AM to 5 PM
29	Walker Cicada	On trees	August and September	8 AM to 5 PM
30	Evening Cicada	On trees	July and August	4 AM to 8 AM｜4 PM to 7 PM
31	Cicada Shell	On trees	July and August	Any time
32	Red Dragonfly	On the ground	September to October	8 AM to 7 PM
33	Darner Dragonfly	On the ground	April to October	8 AM to 5 PM
34	Banded Dragonfly	Flying	May to October	8 AM to 5 PM
35	Damselfly	On the ground	November to February	Any time
36	Firefly	Flying near rivers	June	7 PM to 4 AM (Next Day)
37	Mole Cricket	Underground	November to May	Any time
38	Pondskater	In ponds	May to September	8 AM to 7 PM
39	Diving Beetle	In ponds	May to September	8 AM to 7 PM
40	Giant Water Bug	In ponds	April to September	7 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
41	Stinkbug	On flowers	March to October	Any time
42	Man-Faced Stink Bug	On flowers	March to October	7 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
43	Ladybug	On flowers	March to June｜October	8 AM to 5 PM
44	Tiger Beetle	On the ground	February to October	Any time
45	Jewel Beetle	On tree stumps	April to August	Any time
46	Violin Beetle	On tree stumps	May to June｜September to November	Any time
47	Citrus Long-Horned Beetle	On tree stumps	Year Round	Any time
48	Rosalia Batesi Beetle	On tree stumps	May to September	Any time
49	Blue Weevil Beetle	On palm trees	July and August	Any time
50	Dung Beetle	Near snowballs	December to February	Any time
51	Earth-Boring Dung Beetle	On trees	July to September	Any time
52	Scarab Beetle	On trees - all	July and August	11 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
53	Drone Beetle	On trees	June to August	Any time
54	Goliath Beetle	On palm trees	June to September	5 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
55	Saw Stag	On trees - all	July and August	Any time
56	Miyama Stag	On trees	July to August	Any time
57	Giant Stag	On trees - all	July and August	11 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
58	Rainbow Stag	On trees - all	June to September	7 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
59	Cyclommatus Stag	On palm trees	July and August	5 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
60	Golden Stag	On palm trees	July and August	5 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
61	Giraffe Stag	On palm trees	July and August	5 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
62	Horned Dynastid	On trees	July to August	5 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
63	Horned Atlas	On palm trees	July and August	5 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
64	Horned Elephant	On palm trees	July and August	5 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
65	Horned Hercules	On palm trees	July and August	5 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
66	Walking Stick	On trees - all	July to November	4 AM to 8 AM｜5 PM to 7 PM
67	Walking Leaf	Under trees	July to September	Any time
68	Bagworm	Trees when shaken	Year Round	Any time
69	Ant	On turnips	Year Round	Any time
70	Hermit Crab	On the shore	Year Round	7 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
71	Wharf Roach	On the rocky shore	Year Round	Any time
72	Fly	On spoiled turnips and trash	Year Round	Any time
73	Mosquito	Flying	June to September	5 PM to 4 AM (Next Day)
74	Flea	On villagers	April to November	Any time
75	Snail	On rocks in the rain	Year Round	Any time
76	Pill Bug	Rocks when hit with a shovel	September to June	11 PM to 4 PM (Next Day)
77	Centipede	Rocks when hit with a shovel	September to June	4 PM to 23 PM
78	Spider	Trees when shaken	Year Round	7 PM to 8 AM (Next Day)
79	Tarantula	On the ground	November to April	7 PM to 4 AM (Next Day)
80	Scorpion	On the ground	May to October	7 PM to 4 AM (Next Day)

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	-

Related Links

Animal Crossing Switch Wiki Guide