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How to Catch a Scarab Beetle: Times and Location

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Scarab Beetle Times

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

Scarab Beetle Sell Price

Scarab Beetle
Sell Price 10,000 Bells
Type Beetle
Rarity ★★★☆☆

The Scarab Beetle is a uncommon bug and sells for 10,000 Bells.

Scarab Beetle Location and Times

Scarab Beetle Times

Location On trees
Time July and August
North Hemisphere
11 PM to 8 AM
January to February
South Hemisphere
11 PM to 8 AM

You can find the Scarab Beetle on trees from 11 PM to 8 AM.

Find it from July and August on the Northern Hemisphere, or from January to February on the Southern Hemisphere.

Scarab Beetle Months

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

How to Catch the Scarab Beetle

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

Steps to catching Scarab 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 Scarab 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 Scarab Beetle!

Scarab Beetle Additional Info

Dialogue When Caught

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

Dialogue When Donated to Blathers

  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 antennae to sense smells instead?

 In fact, the scarab beetle's plated antennae are quite unique and set it apart from other beetles.

 But ALL antennae are equally awful in my book.

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