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Bugs By Month: September Bugs Guide

Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) - Bugs in September

This page shows all of the bugs you can catch in September on Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). In addition to the time of day and location that bugs appear, you can find other information here to help you complete your bug encyclopedia.

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List of September Bugs

Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Name Rarity Location / Times Sell Price
1 Common Butterfly ImageCommon Butterfly ★☆☆☆☆ Flying
4 AM to 7 PM
160
2 Yellow Butterfly ImageYellow Butterfly ★☆☆☆☆ Flying
4 AM to 7 PM
160
3 Tiger Butterfly ImageTiger Butterfly ★☆☆☆☆ Flying
4 AM to 7 PM
240
6 Paper Kite Butterfly ImagePaper Kite Butterfly ★☆☆☆☆ Flying
8 AM to 7 PM
1,000
8 Monarch Butterfly ImageMonarch Butterfly ★☆☆☆☆ Flying
4 AM to 3 PM
140
9 Emperor Butterfly ImageEmperor Butterfly ★★☆☆☆ Flying
5 PM to 8 AM
4,000
10 Agrias Butterfly ImageAgrias Butterfly ★☆☆☆☆ Flying
8 AM to 5 PM
3,000
11 Rajah BrookeRajah Brooke's Birdwing ★☆☆☆☆ Flying
8 AM to 5 PM
2,500
12 Queen AlexandraQueen Alexandra's Birdwing ★★★☆☆ Flying
8 AM to 4 PM
4,000
13 Moth ImageMoth ★☆☆☆☆ Flying next to lights
7 PM to 4 AM
130
14 Atlas Moth ImageAtlas Moth ★★☆☆☆ On trees
7 PM to 4 AM
3,000
15 Madagascan Sunset Moth ImageMadagascan Sunset Moth ★★☆☆☆ Flying
8 AM to 4 PM
2,500
16 Long Locust ImageLong Locust ★☆☆☆☆ On the ground
8 AM to 7 PM
200
17 Migratory Locust ImageMigratory Locust ★★☆☆☆ On the ground
8 AM to 7 PM
600
18 Rice Grasshopper ImageRice Grasshopper ★☆☆☆☆ On the ground
8 AM to 7 PM
400
19 Grasshopper ImageGrasshopper ★☆☆☆☆ On the ground
8 AM to 5 PM
160
20 Cricket ImageCricket ★☆☆☆☆ On the ground
5 PM to 8 AM
130
21 Bell Cricket ImageBell Cricket ★☆☆☆☆ On the ground
5 PM to 8 AM
430
22 Mantis ImageMantis ★☆☆☆☆ On flowers
8 AM to 5 PM
430
23 Orchid Mantis ImageOrchid Mantis ★☆☆☆☆ On flowers
8 AM to 5 PM
2,400
25 Wasp ImageWasp ★☆☆☆☆ Inside trees
All Day
2,500
29 Walker Cicada ImageWalker Cicada ★☆☆☆☆ On trees
8 AM to 5 PM
400
32 Red Dragonfly ImageRed Dragonfly ★☆☆☆☆ Flying
8 AM to 7 PM
180
33 Darner Dragonfly ImageDarner Dragonfly ★☆☆☆☆ Flying
8 AM to 5 PM
230
34 Banded Dragonfly ImageBanded Dragonfly ★★☆☆☆ Flying
8 AM to 5 PM
4,500
38 Pondskater ImagePondskater ★☆☆☆☆ On ponds
8 AM to 7 PM
130
39 Diving Beetle ImageDiving Beetle ★☆☆☆☆ On ponds
8 AM to 7 PM
800
40 Giant Water Bug ImageGiant Water Bug ★☆☆☆☆ On ponds
7 PM to 8 AM
2,000
41 Stinkbug ImageStinkbug ★☆☆☆☆ On flowers
All Day
120
42 Man-Faced Stink Bug ImageMan-Faced Stink Bug ★☆☆☆☆ On flowers
7 PM to 8 AM
1,000
44 Tiger Beetle ImageTiger Beetle ★★★☆☆ On the ground
All Day
1,500
46 Violin Beetle ImageViolin Beetle ★☆☆☆☆ On tree stumps
All Day
450
47 Citrus Long-Horned Beetle ImageCitrus Long-Horned Beetle ★☆☆☆☆ On tree stumps
All Day
350
48 Rosalia Batesi Beetle ImageRosalia Batesi Beetle ★★☆☆☆ On tree stumps
All Day
3,000
51 Earth-Boring Dung Beetle ImageEarth-Boring Dung Beetle ★☆☆☆☆ On the ground
All Day
300
54 Goliath Beetle ImageGoliath Beetle ★★★☆☆ On palm trees
5 PM to 8 AM
8,000
58 Rainbow Stag ImageRainbow Stag ★★★☆☆ On trees
7 PM to 8 AM
6,000
66 Walking Stick ImageWalking Stick ★★☆☆☆ On trees
4 AM to 8 AM,
5 PM to 7 PM
600
67 Walking Leaf ImageWalking Leaf ★☆☆☆☆ Under trees
All Day
600
68 Bagworm ImageBagworm ★☆☆☆☆ Inside trees
All Day
600
69 Ant ImageAnt ★☆☆☆☆ On rotten turnips
All Day
80
70 Hermit Crab ImageHermit Crab ★☆☆☆☆ On the shore
7 PM to 8 AM
1,000
71 Wharf Roach ImageWharf Roach ★☆☆☆☆ On the rocky shore
All Day
200
72 Fly ImageFly ★★★★★ On rotten turnips and trash
All Day
60
73 Mosquito ImageMosquito ★☆☆☆☆ Flying
5 PM to 4 AM
130
74 Flea ImageFlea ★★☆☆☆ On villagers
All Day
70
75 Snail ImageSnail ★☆☆☆☆ On rocks during rain
All Day
250
76 Pill Bug ImagePill Bug ★☆☆☆☆ Underneath rocks
11 PM to 4 PM
250
77 Centipede ImageCentipede ★☆☆☆☆ Underneath rocks
4 PM to 11 PM
300
78 Spider ImageSpider ★☆☆☆☆ Inside trees
7 PM to 8 AM
600
80 Scorpion ImageScorpion ★★★☆☆ On the ground
7 PM to 4 AM
8,000
Name Rarity Location / Times Sell Price
1 Common Butterfly ImageCommon Butterfly ★☆☆☆☆ Flying
4 AM to 7 PM
160
2 Yellow Butterfly ImageYellow Butterfly ★☆☆☆☆ Flying
4 AM to 7 PM
160
3 Tiger Butterfly ImageTiger Butterfly ★☆☆☆☆ Flying
4 AM to 7 PM
240
4 Peacock Butterfly ImagePeacock Butterfly ★☆☆☆☆ Flying next to hybrid flowers
4 AM to 7 PM
2,500
6 Paper Kite Butterfly ImagePaper Kite Butterfly ★☆☆☆☆ Flying
8 AM to 7 PM
1,000
9 Emperor Butterfly ImageEmperor Butterfly ★★☆☆☆ Flying
5 PM to 8 AM
4,000
13 Moth ImageMoth ★☆☆☆☆ Flying next to lights
7 PM to 4 AM
130
22 Mantis ImageMantis ★☆☆☆☆ On flowers
8 AM to 5 PM
430
23 Orchid Mantis ImageOrchid Mantis ★☆☆☆☆ On flowers
8 AM to 5 PM
2,400
24 Honeybee ImageHoneybee ★☆☆☆☆ On flowers
8 AM to 5 PM
200
25 Wasp ImageWasp ★☆☆☆☆ Inside trees
All Day
2,500
37 Mole Cricket ImageMole Cricket ★★★☆☆ Underground
All Day
500
41 Stinkbug ImageStinkbug ★☆☆☆☆ On flowers
All Day
120
42 Man-Faced Stink Bug ImageMan-Faced Stink Bug ★☆☆☆☆ On flowers
7 PM to 8 AM
1,000
43 Ladybug ImageLadybug ★☆☆☆☆ On flowers
8 AM to 5 PM
200
44 Tiger Beetle ImageTiger Beetle ★★★☆☆ On the ground
All Day
1,500
47 Citrus Long-Horned Beetle ImageCitrus Long-Horned Beetle ★☆☆☆☆ On tree stumps
All Day
350
68 Bagworm ImageBagworm ★☆☆☆☆ Inside trees
All Day
600
69 Ant ImageAnt ★☆☆☆☆ On rotten turnips
All Day
80
70 Hermit Crab ImageHermit Crab ★☆☆☆☆ On the shore
7 PM to 8 AM
1,000
71 Wharf Roach ImageWharf Roach ★☆☆☆☆ On the rocky shore
All Day
200
72 Fly ImageFly ★★★★★ On rotten turnips and trash
All Day
60
75 Snail ImageSnail ★☆☆☆☆ On rocks during rain
All Day
250
76 Pill Bug ImagePill Bug ★☆☆☆☆ Underneath rocks
11 PM to 4 PM
250
77 Centipede ImageCentipede ★☆☆☆☆ Underneath rocks
4 PM to 11 PM
300
78 Spider ImageSpider ★☆☆☆☆ Inside trees
7 PM to 8 AM
600
79 Tarantula ImageTarantula ★★★☆☆ On the ground
7 PM to 4 AM
8,000

Bugs Arriving in September

Bugs Leaving in September

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