Farming sims have a lot more going on than farming and the same is true for Coral Island. In this re-imagined farm sim set on a gorgeous tropical island. You’ll be able to grow crops, raise livestock, make friends and revitalize a town. And while you’re not doing all that you can explore this gorgeous world by going fishing or catching bugs!

The unique bugs of Coral Island can be caught with a net and can be shown off at the museum. Some are even worth a good amount of money to sell! In this guide, we’ll cover where and when to catch all the bugs on Coral Island!

Disclaimer: Coral Island was released on the 11th of October 2022 in Early Access. As such information in this guide is subject to changes and additions. We’ll be adding more to this guide as the game updates!

 

 

How To Get A Bug Catching Net

The good news about getting a bug catching net is that you can’t miss it! Sometime in your first week on Coral Island, you will receive a letter from Sunny and Eleanor inviting you to come by the Beach Shack.

Head over to Sunny’s Beach Shack by the Beach and a cutscene will play showing the couple arguing about what to give you. You will then be asked to pick between the fishing pole and the bug net. You can pick either of the two as they will still give you both.

The Beach Shack also sells the Improved Bug New for 3,700 coins for you to get later in the game.

 

How To Catch Bugs

Catching bugs in Coral Island is simple in theory but requires some time and patience in order to perfect. Your first step will be to approach a bug quietly and then swing the net to catch it. Unfortunately, the bugs here scare easily and will flash an exclamation point above their heads as you get close to them.

You will also notice a circular countdown timer that appears right next to the exclamation point. This will start full and slowly deplete as the bug becomes more afraid of your presence. Once that bar has completely depleted, the bug will flash two exclamation points above its head and begin flying and/or running away.

You can snag the bug mid-air as it runs away but more likely than not you’ve lost that catch. If the bug runs too far away, it will despawn, and you will no longer be able to catch that exact bug and must wait to find a new one. 

 

Bug Locations

 

Spring

Insect	Location	Rarity	Weather	Time	Sell Price
Assam Silk Moth	Garden Lane, Lookout, Vineyard, Hot Spring, Forest	Common	Sunny, Rainy, Windy	Day	30
Cecropia Caterpillar	Garden Lane, Lake, Lookout, Vineyard, Forest	Rare	Sunny, Windy	Night	110
Centipede	Garden Lane, Beach, Woodlands, Town Vineyard, Forest	Uncommon	Sunny, Windy	Night	50
Cricket	Garden Lane, Beach, Lake, Woodlands, Lookout, Vineyard, Forest	Common	Sunny, Rainy, Windy	Night	25
Firefly	Garden Lane, Lake, Woodlands, Forest	Uncommon	Sunny	Night	155
Fly	Garden Lane, Beach, Lake, Woodlands, Town, Lookout, Dump	Common	Any	Day	10
Ghost Mantis	Garden Lane, Forest	Rare	Any	All Day	120
Harpalus Beetle	Lookout, Forest, Vineyard, Hot Spring	Uncommon	Any	Day	100
Hickory Horned Devil	Woodlands, Lookout, Forest	Uncommon	Sunny, Rainy, Stormy	Night	50
Lady Beetle	Garden Lane, Town, Lookout, Hot Spring	Common	Sunny, Windy	Day	45
Leaf Beetle	Forest, Vineyard, Hot Spring	Uncommon	Sunny, Windy	All Day	100
Little Wood Satyr Butterfly	Garden Lane, Lake, Woodlands	Common	Any	Day	30
Luna Moth	Town, Forest	Rare	Sunny, Windy	All Day	165
Magnolia Green Jumper	Lake, Forest	Rare	Rain, Storm	All Day	120
Moth	Garden Lane, Town, Vineyard, Hot Spring	Common	Sunny, Rainy, Stormy	Night	30
Pine Sphinx	Town, Lookout, Beach	Common	Any	All Day	20
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly	Garden Lane, Lake, Woodlands, Forest	Uncommon	Any	Day	75
Polyphemus Moth	Beach, Town, Lookout	Common	Rainy, Stormy, Windy	Night	30
Praying Mantis	Garden Lane, Beach, Forest	Uncommon	Sunny, Rainy, Windy	Day	55
Puss Moth	Lake, Forest, Vineyard, Hot Spring	Uncommon	Any	All Day	75
Red Admiral	Garden Lane, Forest, Vineyard	Common	Sunny, Rainy, Windy	Day	20
Scarites Beetle	Garden Lane, Woodlands, Vineyard, Forest	Common	Sunny, Windy	Night	45
Snail	Beach, Lake, Woodlands, Vineyard, Forest	Common	Rainy, Stormy, Windy	All Day	20
Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly	Garden Lane, Beach, Woodlands	Rare	Any	Day	165
Striped Garden Caterpillar	Garden Lane, Beach, Hot Spring	Uncommon	Sunny, Windy	All Day	50
Tiger Beetle	Garden Lane, Beach, Lake, Woodlands, Town, Lookout	Rare	Any	Day	220
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly	Woodlands, Vineyard, Hot Spring, Forest, Farm	Common	Sunny, Windy	Day	30
Wasp	Vineyard, Hot Spring, Forest, Farm	Common	Sunny	All Day	65
Widow Spider	Beach, Woodlands, Town, Lookout, Forest	Rare	Sunny, Windy	Night	55
Yucca Moth	Beach, Town, Hot Spring	Rare	Any	Day	165

 

Summer

Insect	Location	Rarity	Weather	Time	Sell Price
Blue Morpho Butterfly	Lake, Forest	Legendary	Windy	Day	625
Cecropia Caterpillar	Garden Lane, Lake, Lookout, Vineyard, Forest	Rare	Sunny, Windy	Night	110
Centipede	Garden Lane, Beach, Woodlands, Town Vineyard, Forest	Uncommon	Sunny, Windy	Night	50
Cricket	Garden Lane, Beach, Lake, Woodlands, Lookout, Vineyard, Forest	Common	Sunny, Rainy, Windy	Night	25
Crowned Hairstreak Butterfly	Beach, Forest	Legendary	Sunny	All Day	625
Dragonfly	Beach, Lake, Town	Uncommon	Any	Day	155
Firefly	Garden Lane, Lake, Woodlands, Forest	Uncommon	Sunny	Night	155
Fly	Garden Lane, Beach, Lake, Woodlands, Town, Lookout, Dump	Common	Any	Day	10
Ghost Mantis	Garden Lane, Forest	Rare	Any	All Day	120
Gulf Fritillary	Garden Lane, Woodlands, Lookout, Vineyard	Common	Any	All Day	20
Hickory Horned Devil	Woodlands, Lookout, Forest	Uncommon	Sunny, Rainy, Stormy	Night	Night
Lady Beetle	Garden Lane, Town, Lookout, Hot Spring	Common	Sunny, Windy	Day	45
Little Wood Satyr Butterfly	Garden Lane, Lake, Woodlands	Common	Any	Day	30
Luna Moth	Town, Forest	Rare	Sunny, Windy	All Day	165
Magnolia Green Jumper	Lake, Forest	Rare	Rain, Storm	All Day	120
Man-Faced Stink Bug	Lookout, Forest	Common	Sunny, Windy	Night	25
Maple Leafcutter Moth	Garden Lane, Beach, Woodlands	Rare	Sunny, Rainy, Windy	All Day	165
Moth	Garden Lane, Town, Vineyard, Hot Spring	Common	Sunny, Rainy, Stormy	Night	30
Orchid Mantis	Garden Lane, Forest	Super Rare	Sunny, Windy	Day	230
Pine Sphinx	Town, Lookout, Beach	Common	Any	All Day	20
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly	Garden Lane, Lake, Woodlands, Forest	Uncommon	Any	Day	75
Polyphemus Moth	Beach, Town, Lookout	Common	Rainy, Stormy, Windy	Night	30
Puss Moth	Lake, Forest, Vineyard, Hot Spring	Uncommon	Any	All Day	75
Red Admiral	Garden Lane, Forest, Vineyard	Common	Sunny, Rainy, Windy	Day	20
Saddleback	Beach, Lookout, Forest	Common	Any	All Day	20
Scarites Beetle	Garden Lane, Woodlands, Vineyard, Forest	Common	Sunny, Windy	Night	45
Snail	Beach, Lake, Woodlands, Vineyard, Forest	Common	Rainy, Stormy, Windy	All Day	20
Soldier Beetle	Garden Lane, Beach, Lake, Woodlands, Town, Lookout, Hot Spring	Common	Any	All Day	45
Striped Garden Caterpillar	Garden Lane, Beach, Hot Spring	Uncommon	Sunny, Windy	All Day	50
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly	Woodlands, Vineyard, Hot Spring, Forest, Farm	Common	Sunny, Windy	Day	30
Violin Beetle	Woodlands, Forest, Vineyard	Uncommon	Sunny, Windy	All Day	100
Wasp	Vineyard, Hot Spring, Forest, Farm	Common	Sunny	All Day	65
Western Tiger Swallowtail	Garden Lane, Lake, Town, Hot Spring	Uncommon	Sunny, Rainy, Stormy	Day	50
Wolf Spider	Forest, Vineyard, Hot Spring	Super Rare	Any	Night	230
Yucca Moth	Beach, Town, Hot Spring	Rare	Any	Day	165

 

Fall

Insect	Location	Rarity	Weather	Time	Sell Price
Assam Silk Moth	Garden Lane, Lookout, Vineyard, Hot Spring, Forest	Common	Sunny, Rainy, Windy	Day	30
Atlas Moth	Forest	Super Rare	Sunny, Windy	Night	315
Banded Woollybear	Lake, Woodlands, Town. Lookout	Common	Any	Day	20
Birdwing Butterfly	Lookout, Forest	Super Rare	Sunny, Rain	Day	315
Centipede	Garden Lane, Beach, Woodlands, Town Vineyard, Forest	Uncommon	Sunny, Windy	Night	50
Dragonfly	Beach, Lake, Town	Uncommon	Any	Day	155
Eastern Black Swallowtail	Beach, Lake, Lookout, Forest, Farm, Hot Spring	Rare	Rain, Storm	Night	110
Fly	Garden Lane, Beach, Lake, Woodlands, Town, Lookout, Dump	Common	Any	Day	10
Ghost Mantis	Garden Lane, Forest	Rare	Any	All Day	120
Grasshopper	Garden Lane, Beach, Lake, Woodlands, Forest	Uncommon	Any	All Day	55
Gulf Fritillary	Garden Lane, Woodlands, Lookout, Vineyard	Common	Any	All Day	20
Harpalus Beetle	Town, Lookout, Forest, Vineyard, Hot Spring	Uncommon	Any	Day	100
Janetta Forester Butterfly	Vineyard, Hot Spring, Forest, Farm	Common	Sunny, Windy	Day	30
Lady Beetle	Garden Lane, Town, Lookout, Hot Spring	Common	Sunny, Windy	Day	45
Luna Moth	Town, Forest	Rare	Sunny, Windy	All Day	165
Man-Faced Stink Bug	Lookout, Forest	Common	Sunny, Windy	Night	25
Maple Leafcutter Moth	Garden Lane, Beach, Woodlands	Rare	Sunny, Rainy, Windy	All Day	165
Monarch Caterpillar	Garden Lane, Beach, Woodlands	Super Rare	Any	Day	210
Moth	Garden Lane, Town, Vineyard, Hot Spring	Common	Sunny, Rainy, Stormy	Night	30
Olivewing Butterfly	Lake, Woodlands, Forest	Uncommon	Sunny, Windy	Any	75
Orchid Mantis	Garden Lane, Forest	Super Rare	Sunny, Windy	Day	230
Pine Sphinx	Town, Lookout, Beach	Common	Any	All Day	20
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly	Garden Lane, Lake, Woodlands, Forest	Uncommon	Any	Day	75
Praying Mantis	Garden Lane, Beach, Forest	Uncommon	Sunny, Rainy, Windy	Day	55
Red Admiral	Garden Lane, Forest, Vineyard	Common	Sunny, Rainy, Windy	Day	20
Rove Beetle	Garden Lane, Vineyard	Rare	Sunny, Rainy, Windy	Night	220
Saddleback	Beach, Lookout, Forest	Common	Any	All Day	20
Snail	Beach, Lake, Woodlands, Vineyard, Forest	Common	Rainy, Stormy, Windy	All Day	20
Soldier Beetle	Garden Lane, Beach, Lake, Woodlands, Town, Lookout, Hot Spring	Common	Any	All Day	45
Striped Garden Caterpillar	Garden Lane, Beach, Hot Spring	Uncommon	Sunny, Windy	All Day	50
Tarantula	Beach, Town	Legendary	Sunny	Night	460
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly	Woodlands, Vineyard, Hot Spring, Forest, Farm	Common	Sunny, Windy	Day	30
Violin Beetle	Woodlands, Forest, Vineyard	Uncommon	Sunny, Windy	All Day	100
Wasp	Vineyard, Hot Spring, Forest, Farm	Common	Sunny	All Day	65
Widow Spider	Beach, Woodlands, Town, Lookout, Forest	Rare	Sunny, Windy	Night	55

 

Winter

Insect	Location	Rarity	Weather	Time	Sell Price
Atlas Moth	Forest	Super Rare	Sunny, Windy	Night	315
Banded Woollybear	Lake, Woodlands, Town. Lookout	Common	Any	Day	20
Centipede	Garden Lane, Beach, Woodlands, Town Vineyard, Forest	Uncommon	Sunny, Windy	Night	50
Fly	Garden Lane, Beach, Lake, Woodlands, Town, Lookout, Dump	Common	Any	Day	10
Grasshopper	Garden Lane, Beach, Lake, Woodlands, Forest	Uncommon	Any	All Day	55
Ground Beetle	Garden Lane, Lake, Town, Lookout, Vineyard			Night	45
Janetta Forester Butterfly	Vineyard, Hot Spring, Forest	Common	Sunny, Windy	Day	30
Leaf Beetle	Forest, Vineyard, Hot Spring	Uncommon	Sunny, Windy	All Day	100
Monarch Caterpillar	Garden Lane, Beach, Woodlands	Super Rare	Any	Day	210
Moth	Garden Lane, Town, Vineyard, Hot Spring	Common	Sunny, Rainy, Stormy	Night	30
Olivewing Butterfly	Lake, Woodlands, Forest	Uncommon	Sunny, Windy	Any	75
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly	Garden Lane, Lake, Woodlands, Forest	Uncommon	Any	Day	75
Praying Mantis	Garden Lane, Beach, Forest	Uncommon	Sunny, Rainy, Windy	Day	55
Rove Beetle	Garden Lane, Vineyard	Rare	Sunny, Rainy, Windy	Night	220
Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly	Garden Lane, Beach, Woodlands	Rare	Any	Day	165
Wasp	Vineyard, Hot Spring, Forest, Farm	Common	Sunny	All Day	65
Western Tiger Swallowtail	Garden Lane, Lake, Town, Hot Spring	Uncommon	Sunny, Rainy, Stormy	Day	50

 

CORAL ISLAND

Coral Island is a vibrant and laid-back reimagining of farm sim games. Be who you want and create the idyllic farm of your dreams, where you’ll tend crops, nurture animals, and build a bond with the natural world around you. Help revitalize the nearby town and its surrounding coral reefs, and forge relationships with a vibrant community of more than 70 fellow people who call Coral Island home.

Coral Island is currently out on Early Access on PC – Steam and Xbox Game Pass.

 

Coral Island Guides

SKILLS GUIDE

• The Complete Fishing Guide
• The Complete Mining Guide
• Bug Catching Guide
• Cooking and Recipe Guide
• Combat and Weapons Guide
• Ocean Critters Guide

FARMING GUIDE

• Best Crops To Plant
• All Crops, Flowers, Fruit Trees List
• Artisan Products Guide I (Bee House, Cheese Press, Dehydrator, Keg)
• Artisan Products Guide II (Loom, Mason Jar, Mayonnaise Machine, Mill)
• Artisan Products Guide III (Oil Press, Tap, Yogurt Machine, Aging Barrel)

FRIENDSHIP & ROMANCE

• Friendship Guide
• Bachelorette Romance Guide
• Bachelor Romance Guide

ISLAND GUIDES

• Lake Temple Offering Guide
• Festival Guide