This is a follow up to our Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Complete Fish Guide. Because we wrote that it only seems fair to right about the insects of Animal Crossing. Which are surprisingly dangerous for such a wholesome game. You’ll find these bugs all over the island, either floating through the air, by shaking trees, hitting rocks or near flowers. Just be ready with your handy dandy bug net to catch these critters!

 

Flying Around

Name	Season	Time of Day	Selling Price
Paper Kite Butterfly	All Year	Morning, Afternoon, Evening	1,000
Emperor Butterfly	N: Jan – Mar, June – Sept, Dec | S: Jan – Mar, June – Sept, Dec	Evening, Night	4,000
Tiger Beetle	N: Feb – Oct | S: Sept – Mar	All Day	240
Yellow Butterfly	N: Mar – June, Sept – Dec | S: Mar – April, Sept – Dec	Morning, Afternoon, Evening	160
Common Bluebottle	N: Apr – Aug | S: Oct – Feb	Morning, Afternoon, Evening	–
Agrias Butterfly	N: Apr – Sept | S: Oct – Mar	Morning, Afternoon	3,000
Atlas Moth	N: Apr -Sept | S: Oct – Mar	Night	–
Madagascan Sunset Moth	N: Apr – Sept | S: Oct – Mar	Morning, Afternoon	2,500
Darner Dragonfly	N: Apr – Oct | S: Oct – Apr	Morning, Afternoon	230
Great Purple Emperor	N: May – Aug | S: Nov – Feb	Morning	–
Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing	N: May – Sept | S: Nov – Apr	Morning, Afternoon	4,000
Banded Dragonfly	N: May – Oct | S: Nov – Apr	Morning, Afternoon	4,500
Mosquito	N: June – Sept | S: Dec – Mar	Evening, Night	130
Common Butterfly	N: Sept – June | S: Mar – Dec	Morning, Afternoon, Evening	160
Red Dragonfly	N: Sept – Oct | S: Mar – Apr	Morning, Afternoon, Evening	180
Monarch Butterfly	N: Sept – Nov | S: Mar – May	Morning, Afternoon	140
Damselfly	N: Nov – Feb | May – Aug	All Day	500

 

On The Ground

Name	Season	Time of Day	Selling Price
Scorpion	N: May – Oct | S: Nov – Apr	Evening, Night	–
Earth-Boring Dung Beetle	N: July – Sept | S: Jan – Mar	All Day	300
Tarantula	N: Nov – Apr | S: May – Oct	Evening, Night	8,000
Dung Beetle	N: Dec – Feb | S: June – Aug	All Day	–

 

Around Flowers

Name	Season	Flower	Time of Day	Selling Price
Peacock Butterfly	N: Mar – June | S: Sept – Dec	Purple, Black, Blue	Morning, Afternoon, Evening	2,500
Honeybee	N: Mar – July | S: Sept – Jan	On Any Flower	Morning, Afternoon	200
Man-Faced Stinkbug	N: Mar – Oct | S: Sept – Apr	On Any Flower	Evening, Night	1,000
Ladybug	N: Mar – June, Oct | S: Apr, Sept – Dec	On Any Flower	Morning, Afternoon	200
Mantis	N: Mar – Nov | S: Sept – Apr	On Any Flower	Morning, Afternoon	430
Orchid Mantis	N: Mar – Nov | S: Sept – May	On Any Flower	Morning, Afternoon	2,400
Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing	N: Dec – Feb, Apr – Sept | S: June -Aug, Oct – Mar	Purple, Black, Blue	Morning, Afternoon	2,500

 

In Grass

Name	Season	Time of Day	Selling Price
Grasshopper	N: Jul – Sept | S: Jan – Mar	Morning, Afternoon	160
Long Locust	N: Apr – Nov | S: Oct – May	Morning, Afternoon, Evening	200
Migratory Locust	N: Aug – Nov | S: Feb – May	Morning, Afternoon, Evening	200
Rice Grasshopper	N: Aug – Nov | S: Feb – May	Morning, Afternoon, Evening	1,600
Bell Cricket	N: Sept – Oct | S: Mar – Apr	Evening, Night, Morning	–
Cricket	N: Sept – Nov | S: Mar – May	Evening, Night, Morning	130

 

Trees

Name	Season	Tree Action	Time of Day	Selling Price
Wasp	All Year	Shake Trees	All Day	2,500
Bagworm	All Year	On Trees	All Day	600
Citrus Long-Horned Beetle	All Year	On Tree Stumps	All Day	350
Spider	All Year	Shake Trees	Evening, Night	600
Stinkbug	N: Mar – Oct | S: Sept – Apr	On Trees	All Day	120
Jewel Beetle	N: Apr – Aug | S: Oct – Feb	On Trees	All Day	–
Rosalia Batesi Beetle	N: May – Sept | S: Nov – Mar	On Tree Stumps	All Day	3,000
Violin Beetle	N: May – June, Sept – Nov | S: Mar – May, Nov – Dec	On Trees	All Day	450
Drone Beetle	N: June – Aug | S: Dec – Feb	On Trees	All Day	200
Rainbow Stag	N: June – Sept | S: Dec – Mar	On Trees	Evening, Night	–
Goliath Beetle	N: June – Sept | S: Dec – Apr	On Trees	Evening, Night	–
Saw Stag	N: July – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	All Day	–
Cyclommatus Stag	N: July – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	Evening, Night	–
Golden Stag	N: July – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	Evening, Night	–
Giraffe Stag	N: July – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	Evening, Night	–
Horned Dynastid	N: July – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	Evening, Night	–
Horned Atlas	N: July – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	Evening, Night	–
Horned Elephant	N: July – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	Evening, Night	–
Horned Hercules	N: July – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	Evening, Night	–
Miyama Stag	N: July – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	All Day	–
Giant Stag	N: July – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	Night	–
Blue Weevil Beetle	N: July – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	All Day	–
Scarab Beetle	N: July – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	Night	–
Brown Cicada	N: July – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	Morning, Afternoon	250
Robust Cicada	N: July – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	Morning, Afternoon	–
Giant Cicada	N: July – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	Morning, Afternoon	–
Evening Cicada	N: July – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	Morning, Evening	–
Cicada Shell	N: Jul – Aug | S: Jan – Feb	On Trees	All Day	–
Walking Leaf	N: July – Sept | S: Jan – Mar	Ground Beneath Trees	All Day	600
Walking Stick	N: Jul – Nov | S: Jan – May	Shake Trees	Morning, Evening	–
Walker Cicada	N: Aug – Sept | S: Feb – Mar	On Trees	Morning, Afternoon	400

 

Around Rocks

Name	Season	Rock Action	Time of Day	Selling Price
Snail	All Year	On Rock	All Day	250
Wharf Roach	All Year	On Beach Rocks	All Day	–
Pill Bug	N: Sept – June | S: Mar – Dec	Hit Rock	Morning, Afternoon, Night	250
Centipede	N: Sept – June | S: Mar – Dec	Hit Rock	Evening, Night	430

 

Miscellaneous

Name	Season	Note	Time of Day	Selling Price
Moth	All Year	Around Light	Night	130
Ant	All Year	On Rotten Turnips and Fruit	All Day	80
Fly	All Year	On Rotten Turnips and Fruit	All Day	–
Hermit Crab	All Year	On Beach	Evening, Night	1,000
Giant Water Beetle	N: Apr – Sept | S: Jan – Mar, Oct – Dec	In Rivers	Evening, Night	–
Flea	N: Apr – Nov | S: Oct – May	On Flea-Infested Villagers	All Day	70
Pondskater	N: May – Sept | Nov – Mar	In Rivers	Morning, Afternoon, Evening	130
Diving Beetle	N: May – Sept | S: Nov – Mar	In Rivers	Morning, Afternoon, Evening	800
Firefly	N: June | S: Dec	Above Freshwater	Evening	300
Mole Cricket	N: Nov – May | S: May – Nov	Underground	All Day	500