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Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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Bug Exhibitions

By
Seren Morgan-Roberts

Description

This page offers a brief overview of the Museum’s Bug Wing.

Donating Bugs

There are 80 bugs to catch and most are seasonal, meaning they will only appear during certain months of the year. For more information on what bugs are currently available in your area, head over to the Critterpedia section and select the page corresponding to your current month.

The bugs museum has three separate rooms, one of which acts like an incubation/research area.

Bugs to Collect

Here is a complete list of the bugs to catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Name Location Time Active Months
Agrias Butterfly Flying 8 am - 5 pm April - September (Northern) / November - March (Southern)
Ant On rotten food All day All year (Northern and Southern)
Atlas Moth On trees 7 pm - 4 am April - September (Northern) / October-March (Southern)
Bagworm Falls from shaking trees All day All year (Northern and Southern)
Banded Dragonfly Flying 8 am - 5 pm May - October (Northern) / November - April (Southern)
Bell Cricket On ground 5 pm - 8 am September - October (Northern) / March - April (Southern)
Blue Weevil Beetle On coconut trees All day July - August (Northern) / January - February (Southern)
Brown Cicada On trees 8 am - 5 pm July - August (Northern) / January - February (Southern)
Centipede Hit rocks 4 pm - 11 pm September - June (Northern) / March - December (Southern)
Cicada Shell On trees All day July - August (Northern) / January - February (Southern)
Citrus Long-horned Beetle On tree stumps All day All year (Northern and Southern)
Common Bluebottle Flying 4 am - 7 pm April - August (Northern) / October - February (Southern)
Common Butterfly Flying 4 am - 7 pm September - June (Northern) / March - December (Southern)
Cricket On ground 5 pm - 8 am September - November (Northern) / March - May (Southern)
Cyclommatus Stag On coconut trees 5 pm - 8 am July - August (Northern) / January - February (Southern)
Damselfly Flying All day November-February (Northern) / May-August (Southern)
Darner Dragonfly Flying 8 am - 5 pm April - October (Northern) / October - April (Southern)
Diving Beetle Ponds and rivers 8 am - 7 pm May - September (Northern) / November - March (Southern)
Drone Beetle On trees All day June - August (Northern) / December - February (Southern)
Dung Beetle Pushing snowballs All day December - February (Northern) / June - August (Southern)
Earth-boring Dung Beetle On ground All day July - September (Northern) / January - March (Southern)
Emperor Butterfly Flying 5 pm - 8 am June - September, December - March (Northern) / December - March, June - September (Southern)
Evening Cicada On trees 4 am - 8 am, 4 pm - 7 pm July - August (Northern) / January - February (Southern)
Firefly Flying 7 pm - 4 am June (Northern) / December (Southern)
Flea On villagers All day April - November (Northern) / October - May (Southern)
Fly On trash All day All year (Northern and Southern)
Giant Cicada On trees 8 am - 5 pm July - August (Northern) / January - February (Southern)
Giant Stag On trees 11 pm - 8 am July - August (Northern) / January - February (Southern)
Giant Water Bug Ponds and rivers 7 pm - 8 am April - September (Northern) / October - March (Southern)
Giraffe Stag On coconut trees 5 pm - 8 am July - August (Northern) / January-February (Southern)
Golden Stag On coconut trees 5 pm - 8 am July - August (Northern) / January - February (Southern)
Goliath Beetle On coconut trees 5 pm - 8 am June - September (Northern) / December - March (Southern)
Grasshopper On ground 8 am - 5 pm July - September (Northern) / January - March (Southern)
Great Purple Emperor Flying 4 am - 7 pm May - August (Northern) / November - February (Southern)
Hermit Crab Beach 7 pm - 8 am All year (Northern and Southern)
Honeybee Flying 8 am - 5 pm March - July (Northern) / September - January (Southern)
Horned Atlas On coconut trees 5 pm - 8 am July - August (Northern) / January - February (Southern)
Horned Dynasti On trees 5 pm - 8 am July - August (Northern) / January - February (Southern)
Horned Elephant On coconut trees 5 pm - 8 am July - August (Northern) / January - February (Southern)
Horned Herucles On coconut trees 5 pm - 8 am July - August (Northern) / January - February (Southern)
Jewel Beetle On tree stumps All day April - August (Northern) / October - February (Southern)
Ladybug On flowers 8 am - 5 pm March - June, October (Northern) / September - December, April (Southern)
Long Locust On ground 8 am - 7 pm April - November (Northern) / November - May (Southern)
Madagascan Sunset Moth Flying 8 am - 4 pm April - September (Northern) / October - March (Southern)
Man-faced Stink Bug On flowers 7 pm - 8 am March - November (Northern) / September - April (Southern)
Mantis On flowers 8 am - 5 pm March - November (Northern) / September - May (Southern)
Migratory Locust On ground 8 am - 7 pm August - November (Northern) / February - May (Southern)
Miyama Stag On trees All day July - August (Northern) / January - February (Southern)
Mole Cricket Underground All day November - May (Northern) / May - November (Southern)
Monach Butterfly Flying 4 am - 5 pm September - November (Northern) / March - May (Southern)
Mosquito Flying 5 pm - 4 am June - September (Northern) / December - March (Southern)
Moth Flying by light 7 pm - 4 am All year (Northern and Southern)
Orchid Mantis On white flowers 8 am - 5 pm March - November (Northern) / September - May (Southern)
Paper Kite Butterfly Flying 8 am - 7 pm All year (Northern and Southern)
Peacock Butterfly Flying by hybrid flowers 4 am - 7 pm March - June (Northern) / September - December (Southern)
Pill Bug Hit rocks 11 pm - 4 pm September - June (Northern) / March - December (Southern)
Pondskater Ponds 8 am - 7 pm May - September (Northern) / November - March (Southern)
Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing Flying 8 am - 4 pm May - September (Northern) / November - March (Southern)
Rainbow Stag On trees 7 pm - 8 am June - September (Northern) / December - March (Southern)
Raja Brooke’s Birdwing Flying by purple flowers 8 am - 5pm April - September, December - February (Northern) / November - March, June - August (Southern)
Red Dragonfly Flying 8 am - 7 pm September - October (Northern) / March - April (Southern)
Rice Grasshopper On ground 8 am - 7 pm August - November (Northern) / February - May (Southern)
Robust Cicada On trees 8 am - 5 pm July - August (Northern) / January - February (Southern)
Rosalia Batesi Beetle On tree stumps All day May - September (Northern) / November - March (Southern)
Saw Stag On trees All day July - August (Northern) / January - February (Southern)
Scarab Beetle On trees 11 pm - 8 am July-August (Northern) / January-February (Southern)
Scorpion On ground 7 pm - 4 am May - October (Northern) / November - April (Southern)
Snail On rocks (raining) All day All year (Northern and Southern)
Spider Falls from shaking trees 7 pm - 8 am All year (Northern and Southern)
Stinkbug On flowers All day March - November (Northern) / September - April (Southern)
Tarantula On ground 7 pm - 4 am November - April (Northern) / May - October (Southern)
Tiger Beetle On ground All day February - November (Northern) / August - May (Southern)
Tiger Butterfly Flying 4 am - 7 pm March - September (Northern) / September - March (Southern)
Violin Beetle On tree stumps All day May - June, September - November (Northern) / November - December, March - April (Southern)
Walker Cicada On trees 8 am - 5 pm August - September (Northern) / February - March (Southern)
Walking Leaf Near trees, disguised as furniture leaf All day July - August (Northern) / January - March (Southern)
Walking Stick On trees 4 am - 8 am, 5 pm - 7 pm July - November (Northern) / January - May (Southern)
Wasp Falls from shaking trees All day All year (Northern and Southern)
Wharf Roach On rocks at beach All day All year (Northern and Southern)
Yellow Butterfly Flying 4 am - 7 pm March - June, September - October (Northern) / March - April, September - December (Southern)
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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Nintendo
  • Platforms,
    Switch
  • Genre
    Social simulation
  • Guide Release
    7 August 2020
  • Last Updated
    20 January 2022
    Version History
  • Guide Author
    Seren Morgan-Roberts

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