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 | December | 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 | December | 8AM-7PM | Flying near flowers |
Great purple emperor
|
3,000 | May | 4AM-7PM | Flying near flowers |
Monarch butterfly
|
140 | September | 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 | December | 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 | April | 8AM-7PM | On the ground |
Migratory locust
|
600 | August | 8AM-7PM | On the ground |
Rice grasshopper
|
400 | August | 8AM-7PM | On the ground |
Grasshopper
|
160 | July | 8AM-5PM | On the ground |
Cricket
|
130 | September | 5PM-8AM | On the ground |
Bell cricket
|
430 | September | 5PM-8AM | On the ground |
Mantis
|
430 | March | 8AM-5PM | On flowers |
Orchid mantis
|
2,400 | March | 8AM-5PM | On white flowers |
Honeybee
|
200 | March | 8AM-5PM | Flying near flowers |
Wasp
|
2,500 | December | 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 | December | All day | Flying near water |
Firefly
|
300 | June | 7PM-4AM | Flying near water |
Mole cricket
|
500 | December | 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 | May | All day | On tree stumps |
Citrus long-horned beetle
|
350 | December | 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 | July | 4AM-8AM & 5PM-7PM | On trees (any kind) |
Walking leaf
|
600 | July | All day | Disguised under trees |
Bagworm
|
600 | December | All day | Shaking trees (hardwood or cedar only) |
Ant
|
80 | December | All day | On rotten turnips |
Hermit crab
|
1,000 | December | 7PM-8AM | Disguised on shoreline |
Wharf roach
|
200 | December | All day | On beach rocks |
Fly
|
60 | December | All day | Flying near trash (boots, tires, cans) or rotten turnips |
Mosquito
|
130 | June | 5PM-4AM | Flying |
Flea
|
70 | April | All day | On villagers |
Snail
|
250 | December | All day | On rocks/bushes |
Pill bug
|
250 | December | 11PM-4PM | From hitting rocks |
Centipede
|
300 | December | 4PM-11PM | From hitting rocks |
Spider
|
600 | December | 7PM-8AM | Shaking trees (hardwood or cedar only) |
Tarantula
|
8,000 | December | 7PM-4AM | On the ground |
Scorpion
|
8,000 | May | 7PM-4AM | On the ground |