Bugs

Bugs can be caught while flying around, scurrying, landed on flowers or trees, or even on other villagers.

The in-game encyclopedia contains information about all 80 bugs. Collect them all!

This table lists all of the different bugs, along with their sale price in bells.

Name	Price	Next Month	Time of Day	Location
Common butterfly	160	November	4AM-7PM	Flying
Yellow butterfly	160	March	4AM-7PM	Flying
Tiger butterfly	240	March	4AM-7PM	Flying
Peacock butterfly	2,500	March	4AM-7PM	Flying near blue/purple/black flowers
Common bluebottle	300	April	4AM-7PM	Flying
Paper kite butterfly	1,000	November	8AM-7PM	Flying near flowers
Great purple emperor	3,000	May	4AM-7PM	Flying near flowers
Monarch butterfly	140	November	4AM-5PM	Flying near flowers
Emperor butterfly	4,000	December	5PM-8AM	Flying near flowers
Agrias butterfly	3,000	April	8AM-5PM	Flying near flowers
Rajah Brooke's birdwing	2,500	December	8AM-5PM	Flying near flowers
Queen Alexandra's birdwing	4,000	May	8AM-4PM	Flying near flowers
Moth	130	November	7PM-4AM	Flying near light sources
Atlas moth	3,000	April	7PM-4AM	On trees (any kind)
Madagascan sunset moth	2,500	April	8AM-4PM	Flying near flowers
Long locust	200	November	8AM-7PM	On the ground
Migratory locust	600	November	8AM-7PM	On the ground
Rice grasshopper	400	November	8AM-7PM	On the ground
Grasshopper	160	July	8AM-5PM	On the ground
Cricket	130	November	5PM-8AM	On the ground
Bell cricket	430	September	5PM-8AM	On the ground
Mantis	430	November	8AM-5PM	On flowers
Orchid mantis	2,400	November	8AM-5PM	On white flowers
Honeybee	200	March	8AM-5PM	Flying near flowers
Wasp	2,500	November	All day	Shaking trees
Brown cicada	250	July	8AM-5PM	On hardwood/cedar trees
Robust cicada	300	July	8AM-5PM	On hardwood/cedar trees
Giant cicada	500	July	8AM-5PM	On hardwood/cedar trees
Walker cicada	400	August	8AM-5PM	On hardwood/cedar trees
Evening cicada	550	July	4AM-8AM & 4PM-7PM	On hardwood/cedar trees
Cicada shell	10	July	All day	On hardwood/cedar trees
Red dragonfly	180	September	8AM-7PM	Flying near water
Darner dragonfly	230	April	8AM-5PM	Flying near water
Banded dragonfly	4,500	May	8AM-5PM	Flying near water
Damselfly	500	November	All day	Flying near water
Firefly	300	June	7PM-4AM	Flying near water
Mole cricket	500	November	All day	Underground (dig where noise is loudest)
Pondskater	130	May	8AM-7PM	On rivers/ponds
Diving beetle	800	May	8AM-7PM	On rivers/ponds
Giant water bug	2,000	April	7PM-8AM	On rivers/ponds
Stinkbug	120	March	All day	On flowers
Man-faced stink bug	1,000	March	7PM-8AM	On flowers
Ladybug	200	March	8AM-5PM	On flowers
Tiger beetle	1,500	February	All day	On the ground
Jewel beetle	2,400	April	All day	On tree stumps
Violin beetle	450	November	All day	On tree stumps
Citrus long-horned beetle	350	November	All day	On tree stumps
Rosalia batesi beetle	3,000	May	All day	On tree stumps
Blue weevil beetle	800	July	All day	On palm trees
Dung beetle	3,000	December	All day	Pushing snowballs
Earth-boring dung beetle	300	July	All day	On the ground
Scarab beetle	10,000	July	11PM-8AM	On trees (any kind)
Drone beetle	200	June	All day	On trees (any kind)
Goliath beetle	8,000	June	5PM-8AM	On palm trees
Saw stag	2,000	July	All day	On trees (any kind)
Miyama stag	1,000	July	All day	On trees (any kind)
Giant stag	10,000	July	11PM-8AM	On trees (any kind)
Rainbow stag	6,000	June	7PM-8AM	On trees (any kind)
Cyclommatus stag	8,000	July	5PM-8AM	On palm trees
Golden stag	12,000	July	5PM-8AM	On palm trees
Giraffe stag	12,000	July	5PM-8AM	On palm trees
Horned dynastid	1,350	July	5PM-8AM	On trees (any kind)
Horned atlas	8,000	July	5PM-8AM	On palm trees
Horned elephant	8,000	July	5PM-8AM	On palm trees
Horned hercules	12,000	July	5PM-8AM	On palm trees
Walking stick	600	November	4AM-8AM & 5PM-7PM	On trees (any kind)
Walking leaf	600	July	All day	Disguised under trees
Bagworm	600	November	All day	Shaking trees (hardwood or cedar only)
Ant	80	November	All day	On rotten turnips
Hermit crab	1,000	November	7PM-8AM	Disguised on shoreline
Wharf roach	200	November	All day	On beach rocks
Fly	60	November	All day	Flying near trash (boots, tires, cans) or rotten turnips
Mosquito	130	June	5PM-4AM	Flying
Flea	70	November	All day	On villagers
Snail	250	November	All day	On rocks/bushes
Pill bug	250	November	11PM-4PM	From hitting rocks
Centipede	300	November	4PM-11PM	From hitting rocks
Spider	600	November	7PM-8AM	Shaking trees (hardwood or cedar only)
Tarantula	8,000	November	7PM-4AM	On the ground
Scorpion	8,000	May	7PM-4AM	On the ground