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Dung Beetle Times and How to Catch

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The Dung Beetle is one of the Beetles from Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). Learn all about the Dung Beetle and how to catch them below!

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Dung Beetle Sell Price

Dung Beetle
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 Sell Price 3,000 Bells
Type Beetle
Rarity ★★☆☆☆

The Dung Beetle is a common bug and sells for 3,000 Bells.

Dung Beetle Location and Times

Dung Beetle Times

Location On snowballs
Time December to February
North Hemisphere
All Day		 June to August
South Hemisphere
All Day

You can find the Dung Beetle on snowballs all day.

Find it from December to February on the Northern Hemisphere, or from June to August on the Southern Hemisphere.

Dung Beetle Months

Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Dung Beetle
Northern Hemisphere Calendar
January ACNH - Dung Beetle July —
February ACNH - Dung Beetle August —
March — September —
April — October —
May — November —
June — December ACNH - Dung Beetle
Dung Beetle
Southern Hemisphere Calendar
January — July ACNH - Dung Beetle
February — August ACNH - Dung Beetle
March — September —
April — October —
May — November —
June ACNH - Dung Beetle December —

How to Catch the Dung Beetle

Steps Directions
1
　 Equip your Net ACNH - Net
2 　 Approach the Dung Beetle
3 　 Swing your net!

Steps to catching Dung Beetle will the same for bugs on trees, stumps, and rocks.

1. Equip Your Net

To catch a bug, you'll need to equip your net! Press the X Button to go into your pockets and select your net.

You can also select it from your Tool Ring!

2. Approach Bug

The Dung Beetle can fly away if you move too closely too quickly. Hold down the A Button and move the Right Stick to approach it carefully.

3. Swing Your Net

Once you've inched close enough, release the A Button to swing your net. You'll then be a proud owner of the Dung Beetle!

Dung Beetle Additional Info

Dialogue When Caught

“I caught a dung beetle! This species likes feces!”

Dialogue When Donated to Blathers

　 “What can I say? The aptly-named dung beetle feeds on the feces of animals. Hoo! You heard right.

　This putrid pest rolls up balls of dung...and then rolls them away to dine on at a later date.

　As if that weren't atrocious enough, some dung beetles lay their eggs in the feces too!

　What a dreadful place to raise the young.”

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