Animal Crossing New Horizons: Bug Guide - Bug List, Best Times And Seasons To Catch Them!


Bug catching is an extremely important part of Animal Crossing: New Horizons; it has been in the franchise since its inception and it is one of the best activities to do.

But it can be a challenge to raise money or fill out the museum if you're not sure what fish you can catch when they're available and where; you also won't want to waste your time catching bugs that fetch for nothing either.

Here is our complete bug guide for Animal Crossing New Horizons!

Read More: Animal Crossing: New Horizons: How To Get To Tarantula Island

Guide

  • Frequent Butterfly (160 Bells)
    • 4am-7pm
    • January-June
    • September-December
  • Yellow Butterfly (160 Bells)
    • 4 am-7 pm
    • March-June
    • September-October
  • Tiger Butterfly (40 Bells)
    • 4 am-7 pm
    • March-September
  • Peacock Butterfly (2500 Bells)
    • 4 am-7 pm
    • March-June
  • Paper Kite Butterfly (1000 Bells)
    • 8am-5pm
    • January-December

 

  • Monarch Butterfly (140 Bells)
    • 4am-5pm
    • March-May
  • Emperor Butterfly (4000 Bells)
    • 5pm-8am
    • January-March
    • June-September
    • December
  • Moth (130 Bells)
    • 7pm-4am
    • Flies close to gentle
  • Mantis (430 Bells)
    • 8am to 5pm
    • January-May
    • September-December
    • On flowers
  • Orchid Mantis (2,400 Bells)
  • 8am-5pm
  • March-November
  • On flowers
  • Honeybee (200 Bells)
    • 8am-5pm
    • March-July
  • Wasp (2500 Bells)
    • All-day, year-round
    • Shake bushes
  • Crimson Dragonfly (180 Bells)
    • 8am to 7pm
    • March-April

 

  • Mole Cricket (500 Bells)
    • All-day
    • January-May
    • November-December
    • Discovered Underground
  • Diving Beetle (800 Bells)
    • 8am-7pm
    • January-March
    • November-December
    • Close to ponds and rivers
  • Stinkbug (120 Bells)
    • All-day
    • March-October
    • On flowers
  • Man-Confronted Stink Bug (1000 Bells)
    • 7pm-8am
    • March-October
    • On flowers
  • Ladybug (200 Bells)
    • 8am to 5pm
    • March-June
    • October
    • On flowers
  • Tiger Beetle (1500 Bells)
    • All-day
    • March-June
    • October
    • On the bottom
  • Citrus Lengthy-Horned Beetle (350 Bells)
    • All Day, all year
    • On tree stumps
  • Bagworm (600 Bells)
    • All-day, all year
    • In bushes

 

  • Hermit Crab (1000 Bells)
    • 7pm-8am
    • All year
    • On the seashore
  • Wharf Roach (200 Bells)
    • All-day, all year
    • On seashore rocks
  • Snail (250 Bells)
    • All-day, all year
    • On rocks on wet days
  • Tablet Bug (250 Bells)
    • 11pm-4pm
    • January-June
    • September-December
    • Hit rocks to get these
  • Centipede (300 Bells)
    • 4pm-11pm
    • January-June
    • September-December
    • Hit rocks to get these
  • Tarantula (8,000 Bells)
    • 7pm-4am
    • January-April
    • November-December
    • On the bottom
  • Long Locust
    • 8am-7pm
    • January-May
    • October-December
  • Rice Grasshopper
    • 8am-7pm
    • February to May
  • Grasshopper
    • 8am-5pm
    • January-March]
  • Cricket
    • 5pm-8am
    • March-May
  • Bell Cricket
    • 5pm-8am
    • March-April
  • Pondstalker
    • 8am-7pm
    • January-March
    • November-December
    • On ponds
  • Violin Beetle
    • All-day
    • March-May
    • November-December
    • On trees
  • Walking Leaf
    • All-day
    • January-March
    • On trees
    • These look like leaves.
  • Mosquito
    • 5pm-4am
    • January-March
    • December
  • Flea
    • All-day
    • January-May
    • October-December
  • Spider
    • 7pm-8am
    • All year
    • Shake Trees to get these

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