Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Complete guide to bugs to catch

After completing the whole list of fish (of which you can find the complete guide here on Gameplay CafΓ¨), it's time to take a sparkling net and go in search of all the insects featured in the Nintendo Switch exclusive life simulator.

The guide that you can find below is dynamic and allows you to sort insects by month of appearance, by rarity or by price, offering a dynamic tool based on the monthly needs of searching for the rarest animals. As for fish, also for insects it must be taken into account that some of them appear in specific places or having particular conditions of objects, flowers or atmospheric.



As with the fish fauna collections, they were created two tables different for the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere, to cope with the habit of some player who has chosen an island located beyond the equator.

NB If you find English names of some insects know that they will be updated as soon as their Italian versions are revealed.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Insect List (Northern Hemisphere)

#Your name RarityPriceLocationJanuaryFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSetOctoberNovDec Hours
1Common Butterfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†160Volaxxxxxxxxxx4:00 - 19:00
2Yellow Butterfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†160Volaxxxxxx4:00 - 19:00
3Tiger Butterfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†240Volaxxxxxxx4:00 - 19:00
4Vanessa butterfly me
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2500Fly among hybrid flowersxxxx4:00 - 19:00
5Graphinum sarpendon
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†300Volaxxxxx4:00 - 19:00
6Rice paper butterfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†1000Volaxxxxxxxxxxxx8:00 - 19:00
7Purple butterfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†3000Volaxxxx4:00 - 19:00
8Monarch butterfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†140Volaxxx4:00 - 17:00
9Blue morpho butterfly
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†4000Volaxxxxxxxx17:00 - 8:00
10Farfalla Agrias
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†3000Volaxxxxxx8:00 - 17:00
11Raja Brooke butterfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2500Volaxxxxxxxxx8:00 - 17:00
12Butterfly of Queen Alexandra
β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†β˜†4000Volaxxxxx8:00 - 16:00
13Moth
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†130Fly close to the lightsxxxxxxxxxxxx19:00 - 4:00
14Cobra butterfly
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†3000On the treesxxxxxx19:00 - 4:00
15Urania of Madagascar
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2500Volaxxxxxx8:00 - 16:00
16Adrida cinerea
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†200To the groundxxxxxxxx8:00 - 19:00
17Migratory locust
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†600To the groundxxxx8:00 - 19:00
18Locust
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†160To the groundxxxx8:00 - 19:00
19Grasshopper
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†160To the groundxxx8:00 - 17:00
20Cricket
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†130To the groundxxx17:00 - 8:00
21Suzumushi
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†430To the groundxx17:00 - 8:00
22Mantis
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†430About flowersxxxxxxxxx8:00 - 17:00
23Orchid mantis
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2400On white flowersxxxxxxxxx8:00 - 17:00
24Worker bee
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†200Volaxxxxx8:00 - 17:00
25Vespa
2500Shaking the treesxxxxxxxxxxxxEverlasting
26Brown cicada
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†250On the treesxx8:00 - 17:00
27Robust cicada
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†300On the treesxx8:00 - 17:00
28Giant cicada
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†500On the treesxx8:00 - 17:00
29Spitting cicada
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†400On the treesxx8:00 - 17:00
30Night cicada
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†550On the treesxx4: 00 - 8: 00 / 16: 00 - 19: 00
31Cicada Esuvius
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†10On the treesxxEverlasting
32Red dragonfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†180Volaxx8:00 - 19:00
33Depressed dragonfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†230Volaxxxxxxx8:00 - 17:00
34Striped dragonfly
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†4500Volaxxxxxx8:00 - 17:00
35Giant dragonfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†500VolaxxxxEverlasting
36Lucciola
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†300Volax19:00 - 4:00
37grillotalpa
β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†β˜†500Digging (hum)xxxxxxxSemre
38Gerride
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†130Surface of the water (ponds and rivers)xxxxx8:00 - 19:00
39Dytisk
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†800Surface of the water (ponds and rivers)xxxxx8:00 - 19:00
40Giant water bug
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2000Surface of the water (ponds and rivers)xxxxxx19:00 - 8:00
41CIMIC
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†120About flowersxxxxxxxxEverlasting
42Catacanthus
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†1000About flowersxxxxxxxx19:00 - 8:00
43Ladybug
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†200About flowersxxxxx8:00 - 17:00
44Be careful
β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†β˜†1500To the groundxxxxxxxxxEverlasting
45Stigmodera
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2400On the cut logsxxxxxEverlasting
46carabo fiddle
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†450On the cut logsxxxxxEverlasting
47Asian woodworm
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†350On the cut logsxxxxxxxxxxxxEverlasting
48Rosalia Alpina / Beech Cerambice
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†3000On the cut logsxxxxxEverlasting
49Blue Weevil Beetle (ENG)
β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†β˜†800On the cut stumps (coconut)xxEverlasting
50Dung beetle
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†3000On the ground (snowballs)xxxEverlasting
51Earth-Boring Dung Beetle (ENG)
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†300To the groundxxxEverlasting
52Dorifera
β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†β˜†10000On the treesxx23:00 - 8:00
53Golden Cetonia
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†200On the treesxxxEverlasting
54Goliath beetle
β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†β˜†8000On the trees (coconut)xxxx17:00 - 8:00
55Deer beetle
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2000On the treesxxEverlasting
56Lucanid beetle
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†1000On the treesxxEverlasting
57Giant beetle
β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†β˜†10000On the treesxx23:00 - 8:00
58Rainbow beetle
β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†β˜†6000On the treesxxxx19:00 - 8:00
59Cyclommatus beetle
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†8000On the trees (coconut)xx17:00 - 8:00
60Golden beetle
β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜…12000On the trees (coconut)xx17:00 - 8:00
61Giraffe beetle
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†12000On the trees (coconut)xx17:00 - 8:00
62Scarabeo kabutomushi
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†1350On the treesxx17:00 - 8:00
63Scarabeo atlas
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†8000On the trees (coconut)xx17:00 - 8:00
64Elephant beetle
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†8000On the trees (coconut)xx17:00 - 8:00
65Hercules beetle
β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜…12000On the trees (coconut)xx17:00 - 8:00
66Stick insect
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†600On the treesxxxxx4: 00 - 8: 00 / 17: 00 - 19: 00
67Leaf insect
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†600Under the treesxxxEverlasting
68Caterpillar from the sheath
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†600Shaking the treesxxxxxxxxxxxxEverlasting
69Formica
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†80On rotten food (turnips)xxxxxxxxxxxxEverlasting
70Hermit crab
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†1000On the beach (shell)xxxxxxxxxxxx19:00 - 8:00
71Exotic ligia
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†200On the rocks (beach)xxxxxxxxxxxxEverlasting
72Moscow
β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜…60On rotten food (turnips)xxxxxxxxxxxxEverlasting
73Mosquito
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†130Volaxxxx17:00 - 4:00
74Flea
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†70On the heads of the inhabitantsxxxxxxxxEverlasting
75Snail
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†250On the rocksxxxxxxxxxxxxEverlasting
76Piglet of earth
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†250Hitting the rocksxxxxxxxxxx23:00 - 4:00
77centipede
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†300Hitting the rocksxxxxxxxxxx16:00 - 23:00
78Spider
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†480Shaking the treesxxxxxxxxxxxx19:00 - 8:00
79Tarantola
β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜…8000To the groundxxxxxx19:00 - 4:00
80Scorpio
β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜…8000To the groundxxxxxx19:00 - 4:00

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Insect List (Southern Hemisphere)

#Your name RarityPriceLocationJanuaryFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSetOctoberNovDec Time
1Common Butterfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†160Volaxxxxxxxxxx4:00 - 19:00
2Yellow Butterfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†160Volaxxxxxx4:00 - 19:00
3Tiger Butterfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†240Volaxxxxxxx4:00 - 19:00
4Vanessa butterfly me
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2500Fly among hybrid flowersxxxx4:00 - 19:00
5Graphinum sarpendon
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†300Volaxxxxx4:00 - 19:00
6Rice paper butterfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†1000Volaxxxxxxxxxxxx8:00 - 19:00
7Purple butterfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†3000Volaxxxx4:00 - 19:00
8Monarch butterfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†140Volaxxx4:00 - 17:00
9Blue morpho butterfly
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†4000Volaxxxxxxxx17:00 - 8:00
10Farfalla Agrias
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†3000Volaxxxxxx8:00 - 17:00
11Raja Brooke butterfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2500Volaxxxxxxxxx8:00 - 17:00
12Butterfly of Queen Alexandra
β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†β˜†4000Volaxxxxx8:00 - 16:00
13Moth
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†130Fly close to the lightsxxxxxxxxxxxx19:00 - 4:00
14Cobra butterfly
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†3000On the treesxxxxxx19:00 - 4:00
15Urania of Madagascar
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2500Volaxxxxxx8:00 - 16:00
16Adrida cinerea
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†200To the groundxxxxxxxx8:00 - 19:00
17Migratory locust
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†600To the groundxxxx8:00 - 19:00
18Locust
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†160To the groundxxxx8:00 - 19:00
19Grasshopper
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†160To the groundxxx8:00 - 17:00
20Cricket
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†130To the groundxxx17:00 - 8:00
21Suzumushi
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†430To the groundxx17:00 - 8:00
22Mantis
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†430About flowersxxxxxxxxx8:00 - 17:00
23Orchid mantis
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2400On white flowersxxxxxxxxx8:00 - 17:00
24Worker bee
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†200Volaxxxxx8:00 - 17:00
25Vespa
2500Shaking the treesxxxxxxxxxxxxEverlasting
26Brown cicada
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†250On the treesxx8:00 - 17:00
27Robust cicada
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†300On the treesxx8:00 - 17:00
28Giant cicada
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†500On the treesxx8:00 - 17:00
29Spitting cicada
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†400On the treesxx8:00 - 17:00
30Night cicada
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†550On the treesxx4: 00 - 8: 00 / 16: 00 - 19: 00
31Cicada Esuvius
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†10On the treesxxEverlasting
32Red dragonfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†180Volaxx8:00 - 19:00
33Depressed dragonfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†230Volaxxxxxxx8:00 - 17:00
34Striped dragonfly
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†4500Volaxxxxxx8:00 - 17:00
35Giant dragonfly
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†500VolaxxxxEverlasting
36Lucciola
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†300Volax19:00 - 4:00
37grillotalpa
β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†β˜†500Digging (hum)xxxxxxxSemre
38Gerride
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†130Surface of the water (ponds and rivers)xxxxx8:00 - 19:00
39Dytisk
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†800Surface of the water (ponds and rivers)xxxxx8:00 - 19:00
40Giant water bug
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2000Surface of the water (ponds and rivers)xxxxxx19:00 - 8:00
41CIMIC
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†120About flowersxxxxxxxxEverlasting
42Catacanthus
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†1000About flowersxxxxxxxx19:00 - 8:00
43Ladybug
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†200About flowersxxxxx8:00 - 17:00
44Be careful
β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†β˜†1500To the groundxxxxxxxxxEverlasting
45Stigmodera
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2400On the cut logsxxxxxEverlasting
46carabo fiddle
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†450On the cut logsxxxxxEverlasting
47Asian woodworm
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†350On the cut logsxxxxxxxxxxxxEverlasting
48Rosalia Alpina / Beech Cerambice
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†3000On the cut logsxxxxxEverlasting
49Blue Weevil Beetle (ENG)
β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†β˜†800On the cut stumps (coconut)xxEverlasting
50Dung beetle
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†3000On the ground (snowballs)xxxEverlasting
51Earth-Boring Dung Beetle (ENG)
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†300To the groundxxxEverlasting
52Dorifera
β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†β˜†10000On the treesxx23:00 - 8:00
53Golden Cetonia
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†200On the treesxxxEverlasting
54Goliath beetle
β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†β˜†8000On the trees (coconut)xxxx17:00 - 8:00
55Deer beetle
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2000On the treesxxEverlasting
56Lucanid beetle
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†1000On the treesxxEverlasting
57Giant beetle
β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†β˜†10000On the treesxx23:00 - 8:00
58Rainbow beetle
β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†β˜†6000On the treesxxxx19:00 - 8:00
59Cyclommatus beetle
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†8000On the trees (coconut)xx17:00 - 8:00
60Golden beetle
β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜…12000On the trees (coconut)xx17:00 - 8:00
61Giraffe beetle
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†12000On the trees (coconut)xx17:00 - 8:00
62Scarabeo kabutomushi
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†1350On the treesxx17:00 - 8:00
63Scarabeo atlas
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†8000On the trees (coconut)xx17:00 - 8:00
64Elephant beetle
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… β˜†8000On the trees (coconut)xx17:00 - 8:00
65Hercules beetle
β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜…12000On the trees (coconut)xx17:00 - 8:00
66Stick insect
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†600On the treesxxxxx4: 00 - 8: 00 / 17: 00 - 19: 00
67Leaf insect
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†600Under the treesxxxEverlasting
68Caterpillar from the sheath
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†600Shaking the treesxxxxxxxxxxxxEverlasting
69Formica
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†80On rotten food (turnips)xxxxxxxxxxxxEverlasting
70Hermit crab
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†1000On the beach (shell)xxxxxxxxxxxx19:00 - 8:00
71Exotic ligia
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†200On the rocks (beach)xxxxxxxxxxxxEverlasting
72Moscow
β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜…60On rotten food (turnips)xxxxxxxxxxxxEverlasting
73Mosquito
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†130Volaxxxx17:00 - 4:00
74Flea
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†70On the heads of the inhabitantsxxxxxxxxEverlasting
75Snail
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†250On the rocksxxxxxxxxxxxxEverlasting
76Piglet of earth
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†250Hitting the rocksxxxxxxxxxx23:00 - 4:00
77centipede
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†300Hitting the rocksxxxxxxxxxx16:00 - 23:00
78Spider
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†480Shaking the treesxxxxxxxxxxxx19:00 - 8:00
79Tarantola
β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜…8000To the groundxxxxxx19:00 - 4:00
80Scorpio
β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜…8000To the groundxxxxxx19:00 - 4:00
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