Where to find the bugs in Animal Crossing

Bugs are one of the most difficult collectibles to locate in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, as we must look in the right place during the correct month and time. So we are going to indicate how to find all the bugs of Animal Crossing: New Horizons , to facilitate the task.

Of most of the bugs we will only want one copy, for Socrates to exhibit in the museum , but others will be very profitable if we sell them to Tendo , so we also indicate the number in berries that they will pay us in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for each of the existing bugs.

We have already explained some complex tasks, such as fishing the taimen in Animal Crossing: New Horizons , one of the rarest and most elusive fish, but collecting the critters is not a minor challenge.

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Of course, we will need the net to hunt down the bugs , and use different techniques. Some disappear, so we have to get it right the first time, while other critters give us several chances.

In general, in Animal Crossing: New Horizons it is best to approach the bugs from behind , walking slowly, and make sure to throw the net at the right distance: not too far, as it will not catch them, or getting too close, as they can disappear.

Some of the bugs are dangerous , if the wasps bite us they will leave us a black eye and, if they do it again without taking medicine, we will faint and appear at home (or at the dock of the island that we are visiting). If it is a tarantula that bites us, we will pass out directly.

This does not imply any playable disadvantage within Animal Crossing: New Horizons, we can continue normally and continue hunting bugs, although we will have lost the one that has bitten us.

Also, all the critters we deliver to Socrates will be in the museum . In Animal Crossing: New Horizons it has become more of a zoo, because all the animals are kept alive, and some of the rooms dedicated to the bugs are very colorful:

Beetles

Beetles are the critters with the most species in Animal Crossing: New Horizons , but not the most common, as they appear infrequently, even if we look for them in the correct place, month and time.

Of course, we must never let these bugs escape, even if we already have one, because we can get up to 12,000 berries if we sell them. Unfortunately, most beetles only appear in the summer months , making these elusive critters difficult to find.

Here’s the full list of beetles in Animal Crossing: New Horizons:

• Stag beetle cyclommatus: trees, 17:00 to 8:00 (July and August) – 8,000 b.
• Atlas horned beetle: trees, 17:00 to 8:00 (July and August) – 8,000 b.
• Elephant horned beetle: trees, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (July and August) – 8,000 b.
• Hercules horned beetle: trees, 17:00 to 8:00 (July and August) – 12,000 b.
• Japanese horned beetle: trees, 17:00 to 8:00 (July and August) – 1,350 b.
• Rainbow stag beetle: trees, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (June to September) – 6,000 b.
• Giant stag beetle: trees, 23:00 to 8:00 (July and August) – 10,000 b.
• Giraffe stag beetle: trees, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (July and August) – 12,000 b.
• Miyama stag beetle: trees, any time (July and August) – 1,000 b.
• Sierra stag beetle: trees, any time (July and August) – 2,000 b.
• Litmus stag beetle: trees, 17:00 to 8:00 (July and August) – 12,000 b.
• Geotropid beetle: on the ground, any time (July to September) – 300 b.
• Jewel beetle: trees, any time (April to August) – 2,400 b.
• Swimming beetle: rivers, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (May to September) – 800 b.
• Gold beetle: trees, 23:00 to 8:00 berries (July and August) – 10,000 b.
• Dung beetle: on the ground, any time (December to January) – 3,000 b.
• Rosalia batesi beetle: cut tree base, any time (May to September) – 3,000 b.
• Tiger beetle: on the ground, any time (February to October) – 1,500 b.
• Japanese green beetle: trees, any time (June to August) – 200 b.
• Fiddle beetle: trees, any time (September to November + May and June) – 450 b.

Since these critters have very low spawn rates in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, we shouldn’t be discouraged if they don’t appear soon, and we should keep trying.

Butterflies

Butterflies are also among the most species-rich critters in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and many of them are easily found. We will only need the net to hunt them while they fly.

Although some butterflies have a high berry value, in general they are not one of the most sought-after critters in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons store. Now, being more frequent, they can be used to gain berries quickly if we need a not very high amount.

Let’s see the details to find these flying critters in Animal Crossing: New Horizons:

• Japanese Emperor Butterfly: Flying, 4:00 to 7:00 – (May to August) – 3,000 b.
• Brooke’s Wings Butterfly: Flying, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (December to February + April to September) – 2,500 b.
• Birdwing butterfly: purple, black or blue flowers, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (May to September) – 4,000 b.
• Bianor butterfly: purple, black or blue flowers, 4:00 to 19:00 (March to June) – 2,500 b.
• Celestial butterfly: flying, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (December to March + June to September) – 4,000 b.
• Colias butterfly: flying, 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (March to June + August and September) – 160 b.
• Paper Kite Butterfly: Flying, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (all year) – 1,000 b.
• Common butterfly: on flowers, 4:00 to 19:00 (September to June) – 160 b.
• Monarch butterfly: flying, 4:00 to 17:00 – 140 b.
• Daffodil butterfly: flying, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (September to November) – 3,000 b.
• Tiger butterfly: flying, 4:00 to 19:00 (March to September) – 240 b.
• Blue triangle butterfly: flying, 4:00 to 19:00 (April to August) – 300 b.

While butterflies are one of the most abundant critters on the island of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, some of them have lower ratios, and it can be hard to find them. Both in collecting bugs and in other aspects of the game, the key is patience.

Cicadas, moths, dragonflies and other critters

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons we find many other kinds of critters, which go beyond insects, and include spiders, worms and even crabs . In this case, they cover all the months of the year, they are not only concentrated in spring and summer.

In addition, here we will find very profitable critters, such as tarantulas, which are worth 8,000 berries and can be found with some ease. In fact, one of the best ways to make money at Animal Crossing: New Horizons is to sell tarantulas.

Let’s see all the information about the bugs from Animal Crossing: New Horizons that we are missing:

• Honey bee: on the flowers, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (March to July) – 200 b.
• Spider: shaking a tree, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (all year) – 480 b.
• Wasp: shaking a tree with wasps, full day (all year) – 2,500 b.
• Hermit crab: on the beach (looks like a conch), 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (all year) – 1,000 b.
• Snail: on the rocks when it rains, full day (all year) – 250 b.
• Bed bug: in the red flowers, full day (March to October) – 120 b.
• Giant water bug: ponds and rivers, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (April to September) – 2,000 b.
• Bed bug with a human face: in the flowers, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (March to October) – 1,000 b.
• Centipede: hitting rocks with the shovel, 17:00 to 23:00 (September to June) – 300 b.
• Brown cicada: trees, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (July and August) – 250 b.
• Common cicada: trees, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (August and September) – 400 b.
• Giant cicada: trees, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (July and August) – 500 b.
• Eastern cicada: trees, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (July and August) – 300 b.
• Cigarette: trees, 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. + 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (July and August) – 550 b.
• Cochineal: hitting the rocks with the shovel, 23:00 to 16:00 (September to June) – 250 b.
• Sand cochineal: rocks by the sea, full day (all year) – 200 b.
• Scorpion: on the ground, 7:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. (May to October) – 8,000 b.
• Goliath: trees, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (June to September) – 8,000 b.
• Blue weevil: on the palm trees, full day (July and August) – 800 b.
• Bell cricket: on the grass, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (September and October) – 430 b.
• Chive cricket: buried in the ground, full day (November to May) – 500 b.
• Common cricket: on the grass, 17:00 to 8:00 (September to November) – 130 b.
• Ant: rotten turnips / fruit, full day (all year) – 80 b.
• Leaf insect: soil around a tree, full day (July to September) – 600 b.
• Stick insect: shaking a tree, 4:00 to 8:00 + 17:00 to 19:00 (July to November) – 600 b.
• Lobster: on the grass, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (August to November) – 160 b.
• Elongated lobster: in the grass, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (April to November) – 200 b.
• Migratory locust: in the grass, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (August to November) – 600 b.
• Damselfly dragonfly: flying, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (April to October) – 230 b.
• Damsel dragonfly: flying, full day (November to February) – 500 b.
• Red dragonfly: flying, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (September and October) – 180 b.
• Dragonfly tiger: flying, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (May to October) – 4,500 b.
• Asian longicorn: cut tree base, full day (all year) – 350 b.
• Firefly: ponds and rivers, 7:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. (June) – 300 b.
• Orchid mantis: in the flowers, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (March to November) – 2,400 b.
• Praying mantis: in the flowers, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (March to November) – 430 b.
• Ladybug: in the flowers, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (March to June + October) – 200 b.
• Fly: rotten / junk food, full day (all year) – 60 b.
• Mosquito: flying, 5:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. (June to September) – 130 b.
• Cicada molt: trees, full day (July and August) – 10 b.
• Pocket caterpillar: trees, full day (all year) – 600 b.
• Moth: near houses with light, 7:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. (all year) – 130 b.
• Atlas moth: trees, 7:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. (April to September) – 3,000 b.
• Twilight Moth: Flying, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (April to September) – 2,500 b.
• Flea: in affected islanders, full day (April to November) – 70 b.
• Grasshopper: in the grass, 8:00 to 17:00 (July to September) – 160 b.
• Tarantula: on the ground, 7:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. (November to April) – 8,000 b.
• Zapatero: rivers, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (May to September) – 130 b.

Finally, it should be noted that the trick of changing the date and time on the Nintendo Switch is used to hunt bugs , as it has been maintained in the new Animal Crossing: New Horizons. If from the console settings we choose a manual date and time (not synchronized by the Internet) the bugs of that moment will come out.

The problem is that jumps in time, especially if they last for many days, have consequences: neighbors can leave, fruit rots, weeds grow … and special events, such as Halloween or Christmas, cannot be played. with this trick, only on the actual dates.

In any case, hunting bugs is one of the most entertaining tasks in Animal Crossing: New Horizons , and with this information it will be much easier to find those species of bugs that are rare in the game.