This page shows all of the bugs you can catch in October 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.
| All September Guides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| October Events | October Fish | October Bugs | October Sea Creatures |
| Name | Rarity | Location / Times | Sell Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Common Butterfly | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying 4 AM to 7 PM | 160 |
| 2 |  Yellow Butterfly | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying 4 AM to 7 PM | 160 |
| 6 |  Paper Kite Butterfly | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying 8 AM to 7 PM | 1,000 |
| 8 |  Monarch Butterfly | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying 4 AM to 3 PM | 140 |
| 13 |  Moth | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying next to lights 7 PM to 4 AM | 130 |
| 16 |  Long Locust | ★☆☆☆☆ | On the ground 8 AM to 7 PM | 200 |
| 17 |  Migratory Locust | ★★☆☆☆ | On the ground 8 AM to 7 PM | 600 |
| 18 |  Rice Grasshopper | ★☆☆☆☆ | On the ground 8 AM to 7 PM | 400 |
| 20 |  Cricket | ★☆☆☆☆ | On the ground 5 PM to 8 AM | 130 |
| 21 |  Bell Cricket | ★☆☆☆☆ | On the ground 5 PM to 8 AM | 430 |
| 22 |  Mantis | ★☆☆☆☆ | On flowers 8 AM to 5 PM | 430 |
| 23 |  Orchid Mantis | ★☆☆☆☆ | On flowers 8 AM to 5 PM | 2,400 |
| 25 |  Wasp | ★☆☆☆☆ | Inside trees All Day | 2,500 |
| 32 |  Red Dragonfly | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying 8 AM to 7 PM | 180 |
| 33 |  Darner Dragonfly | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying 8 AM to 5 PM | 230 |
| 34 |  Banded Dragonfly | ★★☆☆☆ | Flying 8 AM to 5 PM | 4,500 |
| 41 |  Stinkbug | ★☆☆☆☆ | On flowers All Day | 120 |
| 42 |  Man-Faced Stink Bug | ★☆☆☆☆ | On flowers 7 PM to 8 AM | 1,000 |
| 43 |  Ladybug | ★☆☆☆☆ | On flowers 8 AM to 5 PM | 200 |
| 44 |  Tiger Beetle | ★★★☆☆ | On the ground All Day | 1,500 |
| 46 |  Violin Beetle | ★☆☆☆☆ | On tree stumps All Day | 450 |
| 47 |  Citrus Long-Horned Beetle | ★☆☆☆☆ | On tree stumps All Day | 350 |
| 66 |  Walking Stick | ★★☆☆☆ | On trees 4 AM to 8 AM, 5 PM to 7 PM | 600 |
| 68 |  Bagworm | ★☆☆☆☆ | Inside trees All Day | 600 |
| 69 |  Ant | ★☆☆☆☆ | On rotten turnips All Day | 80 |
| 70 |  Hermit Crab | ★☆☆☆☆ | On the shore 7 PM to 8 AM | 1,000 |
| 71 |  Wharf Roach | ★☆☆☆☆ | On the rocky shore All Day | 200 |
| 72 |  Fly | ★★★★★ | On rotten turnips and trash All Day | 60 |
| 74 |  Flea | ★★☆☆☆ | On villagers All Day | 70 |
| 75 |  Snail | ★☆☆☆☆ | On rocks during rain All Day | 250 |
| 76 |  Pill Bug | ★☆☆☆☆ | Underneath rocks 11 PM to 4 PM | 250 |
| 77 |  Centipede | ★☆☆☆☆ | Underneath rocks 4 PM to 11 PM | 300 |
| 78 |  Spider | ★☆☆☆☆ | Inside trees 7 PM to 8 AM | 600 |
| 80 |  Scorpion | ★★★☆☆ | On the ground 7 PM to 4 AM | 8,000 |
| Name | Rarity | Location / Times | Sell Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common Butterfly | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying 4 AM to 7 PM | 160 |
| 2 | Yellow Butterfly | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying 4 AM to 7 PM | 160 |
| 3 |  Tiger Butterfly | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying 4 AM to 7 PM | 240 |
| 4 |  Peacock Butterfly | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying next to hybrid flowers 4 AM to 7 PM | 2,500 |
| 5 |  Common Bluebottle | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying 4 AM to 7 PM | 300 |
| 6 | Paper Kite Butterfly | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying 8 AM to 7 PM | 1,000 |
| 10 |  Agrias Butterfly | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying 8 AM to 5 PM | 3,000 |
| 11 |  Rajah Brooke's Birdwing | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying 8 AM to 5 PM | 2,500 |
| 13 | Moth | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying next to lights 7 PM to 4 AM | 130 |
| 14 |  Atlas Moth | ★★☆☆☆ | On trees 7 PM to 4 AM | 3,000 |
| 15 |  Madagascan Sunset Moth | ★★☆☆☆ | Flying 8 AM to 4 PM | 2,500 |
| 16 | Long Locust | ★☆☆☆☆ | On the ground 8 AM to 7 PM | 200 |
| 22 | Mantis | ★☆☆☆☆ | On flowers 8 AM to 5 PM | 430 |
| 23 | Orchid Mantis | ★☆☆☆☆ | On flowers 8 AM to 5 PM | 2,400 |
| 24 |  Honeybee | ★☆☆☆☆ | On flowers 8 AM to 5 PM | 200 |
| 25 | Wasp | ★☆☆☆☆ | Inside trees All Day | 2,500 |
| 33 | Darner Dragonfly | ★☆☆☆☆ | Flying 8 AM to 5 PM | 230 |
| 37 |  Mole Cricket | ★★★☆☆ | Underground All Day | 500 |
| 40 |  Giant Water Bug | ★☆☆☆☆ | On ponds 7 PM to 8 AM | 2,000 |
| 41 | Stinkbug | ★☆☆☆☆ | On flowers All Day | 120 |
| 42 | Man-Faced Stink Bug | ★☆☆☆☆ | On flowers 7 PM to 8 AM | 1,000 |
| 43 | Ladybug | ★☆☆☆☆ | On flowers 8 AM to 5 PM | 200 |
| 44 | Tiger Beetle | ★★★☆☆ | On the ground All Day | 1,500 |
| 45 |  Jewel Beetle | ★☆☆☆☆ | On tree stumps All Day | 2,400 |
| 47 | Citrus Long-Horned Beetle | ★☆☆☆☆ | On tree stumps All Day | 350 |
| 68 | Bagworm | ★☆☆☆☆ | Inside trees All Day | 600 |
| 69 | Ant | ★☆☆☆☆ | On rotten turnips All Day | 80 |
| 70 | Hermit Crab | ★☆☆☆☆ | On the shore 7 PM to 8 AM | 1,000 |
| 71 | Wharf Roach | ★☆☆☆☆ | On the rocky shore All Day | 200 |
| 72 | Fly | ★★★★★ | On rotten turnips and trash All Day | 60 |
| 74 | Flea | ★★☆☆☆ | On villagers All Day | 70 |
| 75 | Snail | ★☆☆☆☆ | On rocks during rain All Day | 250 |
| 76 | Pill Bug | ★☆☆☆☆ | Underneath rocks 11 PM to 4 PM | 250 |
| 77 | Centipede | ★☆☆☆☆ | Underneath rocks 4 PM to 11 PM | 300 |
| 78 | Spider | ★☆☆☆☆ | Inside trees 7 PM to 8 AM | 600 |
| 79 |  Tarantula | ★★★☆☆ | On the ground 7 PM to 4 AM | 8,000 |
| Bugs by Month (Northern and Southern Hemisphere) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| January | February | March | April |
| May | June | July | August |
| September | October | November | December |
| Bugs: Related Articles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Catch Bugs | List of Rare Bugs | |||
| Bug Prices List | |||
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