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A room in the bug exhibit of the museum inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, containing various butterflies
Series total count:
93 bugs
Count by game
Doubutsu no Mori			32
Animal Crossing			40
Doubutsu no Mori e+			48
Wild World			56
City Folk			64
New Leaf			72
New Horizons			80

"I caught all the bugs!What do I do with this net now?"

—player,Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Bugs, also known asinsects, are collectiblecreatures in theAnimal Crossing series that can be caught with anet. They can be donated to themuseum (much to the dismay ofBlathers), sold, placed in the player's home as a piece offurniture, or, only inNew Horizons, given toFlick to createmodels. Bugs can be found in various locations, including on and insidetrees, on the ground, flying, on tree stumps, onflowers, on and underneathrocks, and on freshwater. Most bugs will be scared away if the player gets too close to them, with certain bugs (most notably rarer bugs) being scared away much more easily, requiring the player to slowly approach them with their net.

A large amount of bugs will only emerge during thesummer months, and there are very few during thewinter months. The most valuable bugs are thegiraffe stag,golden stag, andhorned hercules, which each sell for 12,000Bells inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. In allAnimal Crossing games, if the player catches every bug, they will receive a golden net, which has a larger radius than the regular net, allowing bugs to be caught more easily.

Appearances[edit]

In the first-generation games[edit]

InDoubutsu no Mori andDòngwù Sēnlín[edit]

See also:List of bugs in Doubutsu no Mori

A total of 32 types of bugs appear inDoubutsu no Mori andDòngwù Sēnlín; however, because there is nomuseum in the game, they can only be sold or placed as furniture.

InDoubutsu no Mori+ andAnimal Crossing[edit]

See also:List of bugs in Doubutsu no Mori+ and Animal Crossing

A player in the bug exhibit of the museum inAnimal Crossing

Eight more bugs were introduced inDoubutsu no Mori+ and laterAnimal Crossing, making for a total of 40. Bugs new to the series include theant,bagworm,mosquito,mole cricket,pill bug,pond skater,snail, andspider. Additionally, bugs can now be donated to the museum. If the player catches all 40 bugs, they will be gifted agolden net byTortimer and a butterfly ornament will appear on their house.

InDoubutsu no Mori e+[edit]

See also:List of bugs in Doubutsu no Mori e+

Doubutsu no Mori e+ introduces another eight bugs to the series, including thecoconut crab,crab,diving beetle,dung beetle,flea, hercules beetle (later known as thehorned hercules),hermit crab, andAlexandra's swallowtail butterfly.

InWild World[edit]

See also:List of bugs in Wild World

Nineteen more bugs make their first appearance inAnimal Crossing: Wild World, while eleven do not return fromDoubutsu no Mori e+, making for a total of 56. Bugs new to the series include theagrias butterfly,atlas beetle,elephant beetle,emperor,fly,fruit beetle,goliath beetle,honeybee,lantern fly,monarch,moth,oak silk moth,peacock,rainbow stag,scarab beetle,scorpion,tarantula, andwalkingstick. Bugs that did not return from the previous game include thebagworm,common dragonfly, coconut crab, crab, diving beetle,drone beetle, hermit crab,ladybug (not to be confused with the spotted ladybug, which does return and is renamed toladybug),mountain beetle,pine cricket, andpurple butterfly. Additionally, Alexandra's swallowtail butterfly has been given the localized name birdwing, and the flat stag beetle has been renamed simply to stag beetle. Like in the previous games, if the player catches all 56 bugs, they will be gifted agolden net by Tortimer.

A bug-catching event known as theBug-Off is introduced inWild World, occurring on the third Sunday of June, July, August, and September. During the event players are tasked with catching bugs and bringing them toTortimer, the host of the event, who will score them based on size and rarity. The ultimate goal is to obtain a higher score than the competing villagers before the event ends at 6:00 PM. If the player reaches third, second, or first place, they will receive a bronze, silver, or gold trophy respectively.

InCity Folk[edit]

See also:List of bugs in City Folk

Nat during a Bug-Off inCity Folk

Seven more bugs make their debut inAnimal Crossing: City Folk, with two not returning fromWild World and three returning fromDoubutsu no Mori e+, making for a total of 64. Bugs new to the series include thecentipede,cyclommatus,golden stag,giant petaltail,Raja Brooke butterfly,violin beetle, andwalking leaf. Thebagworm,diving beetle, and mountain beetle (renamed tomiyama stag) return after being absent fromWild World, while thecockroach and stag beetle do not return fromWild World. Like in the previous games, if the player catches all 64 bugs, they will be gifted agolden net by Tortimer.

The Bug-Off returns fromWild World and is largely unchanged aside from it now being hosted byNat and occurring on the third Saturday of June, July, August, and September.

InNew Leaf[edit]

See also:List of bugs in New Leaf

The bug section of the encyclopedia inNew Leaf

All 64 bugs fromCity Folk return inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, along with seven new bugs, and one, the hermit crab, returning fromDoubutsu no Mori e+, making for a total of 72 bugs. The bugs introduced inNew Leaf are thecicada shell,giant cicada,rice grasshopper,stinkbug,tiger beetle, andwharf roach. Additionally, the following bugs had their names changed sinceCity Folk:

• atlas beetle → horned atlas
• birdwing → birdwing butterfly
• cyclommatus → cyclommatus stag
• elephant beetle → horned elephant
• emperor → emperor butterfly
• hercules beetle → horned hercules
• peacock → peacock butterfly
• walkingstick → walking stick.

The Bug-Off once again returns and is identical toCity Folk aside from new prizes, items from theInsect Set. If the player speaks to Nat during a Bug-Off after catching all 72 bugs, he will reward them with thegolden net.

InHappy Home Designer[edit]

All 72 bugs fromNew Leaf return inAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, where they can be placed as furniture when designing homes. They can be unlocked by purchasing the World Insects lesson from theHappy Home Handbook for 2Play Coins.

InPocket Camp[edit]

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See also:List of bugs in Pocket Camp

There are currently 79 bugs inAnimal Crossing: Pocket Camp, 12 of which are currently available to catch. 7 were in the game at its initial release, and 72 were added in updates.

InNew Horizons[edit]

See also:List of bugs in New Horizons

The bug section of theCritterpedia inNew Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons introduces 10 new bugs to the series, with five not returning fromNew Leaf and one, the purple butterfly (renamed to great purple emperor) returning fromDoubutsu no Mori e+, for a total of 80 bugs. Bugs new to the series include theAtlas moth,blue weevil beetle,damselfly,earth-boring dung beetle,giant water bug,giraffe stag,Madagascan sunset moth,man-faced stink bug,paper kite butterfly, androsalia batesi beetle. The bugs that have not returned fromNew Leaf are the fruit beetle, house centipede, lantern fly, oak silk moth, and petaltail dragonfly. Additionally, the bee has been renamed towasp, the birdwing butterfly to Queen Alexandra's birdwing, and Rajah Brooke butterfly to Rajah Brooke's birdwing. If the player catches all 80 bugs, they will be sent a letter from theFarway Museum containing thegolden netDIY recipe.

A special character introduced inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons isFlick, a visitor who can createmodels of bugs in exchange for three of a specific bug. He can also purchase bugs from the player for 1.5× their regular selling price.

Flick is now the host of theBug-Off, which has been overhauled sinceNew Leaf. Players are now tasked with catching as many bugs as possible within three minutes, which can be repeated until the end of the event. Flick will reward the player with points based on how many bugs are caught per round, which can be exchanged for bug-themed furniture, clothing, or tools. Additionally, bugs can be sold to Flick during a Bug-Off for his usual 1.5× bonus.

List of bugs[edit]

The following is a list of every bug in theAnimal Crossing series and each game they appeared in, excludingPocket Camp-exclusive bugs.

Bugs in theAnimal Crossing series
Name	Image	Game
		DnM	DnM+/AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Banded dragonfly		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Bell cricket		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Brown cicada		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Citrus long-horned beetle		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Cockroach		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW
Common butterfly		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Cricket		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Darner dragonfly		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Drone beetle		DnM	AC	DnMe+					ACNH
Evening cicada		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Firefly		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Giant stag		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Grasshopper		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Great purple emperor		DnM	AC	DnMe+				ACPC	ACNH
Greater blue skimmer		DnM	AC	DnMe+				ACPC
Horned dynastid		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Jewel beetle		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Ladybug		DnM	AC	DnMe+
Ladybug		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Long locust		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Mantis		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Migratory locust		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Miyama stag		DnM	AC	DnMe+		ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Pine cricket		DnM	AC	DnMe+
Red dragonfly		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Robust cicada		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Saw stag		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Stag beetle		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW
Tiger butterfly		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Walker cicada		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Wasp		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Yellow butterfly		DnM	AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Ant			AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Bagworm			AC	DnMe+		ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Mole cricket			AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Mosquito			AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Pill bug			AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Pondskater			AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Snail			AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Spider			AC	DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Coconut crab				DnMe+
Crab				DnMe+
Diving beetle				DnMe+		ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Dung beetle				DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Flea				DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Hermit crab				DnMe+			ACNL		ACNH
Horned hercules				DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Queen Alexandra's birdwing				DnMe+	ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Agrias butterfly					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Emperor butterfly					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Fly					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Fruit beetle					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC
Goliath beetle					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Honeybee					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Horned atlas					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Horned elephant					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Lantern fly					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL
Monarch butterfly					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Moth					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Oak silk moth					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL
Orchid mantis					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Peacock butterfly					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Rainbow stag					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Scarab beetle					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Scorpion					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Tarantula					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Walking stick					ACWW	ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Centipede						ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Cyclommatus stag						ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Golden stag						ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Petaltail dragonfly						ACCF	ACNL	ACPC
Rajah Brooke's birdwing						ACCF	ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Violin beetle						ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Walking leaf						ACCF	ACNL		ACNH
Cicada shell							ACNL		ACNH
Giant cicada							ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
House centipede							ACNL
Rice grasshopper							ACNL	ACPC	ACNH
Stinkbug							ACNL		ACNH
Tiger beetle							ACNL		ACNH
Wharf roach							ACNL		ACNH
Atlas moth								ACPC	ACNH
Blue weevil beetle								ACPC	ACNH
Common bluebottle								ACPC	ACNH
Damselfly								ACPC	ACNH
Earth-boring dung beetle									ACNH
Giant water bug									ACNH
Giraffe stag								ACPC	ACNH
Madagascan sunset moth									ACNH
Man-faced stink bug									ACNH
Paper kite butterfly								ACPC	ACNH
Rosalia batesi beetle									ACNH

Availability[edit]

Trivia[edit]

• In November 2021, Nintendo revealed in a fourth-anniversary tweet forAnimal Crossing: Pocket Camp that a total of 16.8 billion bugs had been caught by all players combined between the game's launch and its fourth anniversary.^[1]

References[edit]

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Bugs

Bug catching Bug-Off Flick Nat Net Locations Grass Flower Pond River Stump Trash Tree Navigational lists By game First generation InDoubutsu no Mori InDoubutsu no Mori+ andAnimal Crossing InDoubutsu no Mori e+ InWild World InCity Folk InNew Leaf InPocket Camp InNew Horizons List of bugs Common butterfly Yellow butterfly Tiger butterfly Great purple emperor Brown cicada Robust cicada Walker cicada Evening cicada Red dragonfly Darner dragonfly Greater blue skimmer Banded dragonfly Cricket Grasshopper Pine cricket Bell cricket Ladybug Ladybug (AC) Mantis Long locust Migratory locust Cockroach Wasp Firefly Drone beetle Citrus long-horned beetle Jewel beetle Horned dynastid Stag beetle Saw stag Giant stag Pondskater Ant Pill bug Mosquito Mole cricket Spider Snail Bagworm Queen Alexandra's birdwing Horned hercules Flea Diving beetle Crab Hermit crab Coconut crab Dung beetle Peacock butterfly Monarch butterfly Emperor butterfly Agrias butterfly Moth Oak silk moth Honeybee Orchid mantis Lantern fly Walking stick Fruit beetle Scarab beetle Goliath beetle Rainbow stag Horned atlas Horned elephant Fly Tarantula Scorpion Rajah Brooke's birdwing Petaltail dragonfly Walking leaf Violin beetle Miyama stag Cyclommatus stag Golden stag Centipede Rice grasshopper Giant cicada Cicada shell Stinkbug Tiger beetle Wharf roach House centipede Rosalia batesi beetle Common bluebottle Damselfly Paper kite butterfly Man-faced stink bug Madagascan sunset moth Atlas moth Earth-boring dung beetle Blue weevil beetle Giant water bug Giraffe stag Pocket Camp-exclusive bugs Blue damselfly Blushing phantom Cairns birdwing Chestnut tiger butterfly Dorcus stag beetle Emerald cicada Empress cicada Giant blue swallowtail Giant stag beetle Gilded emperor Gold horned dynastid Gold horned hercules Green hairstreak Green stag beetle Island moth Longan lanternfly Luna moth Neptune beetle Painted jezebel Pearl butterfly Priam's blue birdwing Purple stag beetle Purple swallowtail Rosy maple moth Snapping beetle Spoon-winged lacewing Stresemanni swallowtail Three-horned stag Tropical fritillary W. golden birdwing Western hercules White scarab beetle Windmill butterfly Pocket Camp garden event •Category •Images •Project

Pocket Camp bugs

Bug catching Garden event Locations Sunburst Island List of bugs Agrias butterfly Andromeda satyr Atlas moth Banded dragonfly Bell cricket Birdwing butterfly Blue damselfly Blue weevil beetle Blushing phantom Brown cicada Cairns birdwing Chestnut tiger butterfly Common bluebottle Common butterfly Cricket Cyclommatus stag Darner dragonfly Dorcus stag beetle Emerald cicada Emperor butterfly Empress cicada Evening cicada Fruit beetle Giant blue swallowtail Giant cicada Giant stag Giant stag beetle Gilded emperor Giraffe stag Gold horned dynastid Gold horned hercules Golden stag Goliath beetle Grasshopper Greater blue skimmer Green hairstreak Green stag beetle Horned atlas Horned dynastid Horned hercules Island mosquito Island moth Jewel beetle Longan lanternfly Long locust Luna moth Madagascan sunset moth Migratory locust Miyama stag Monarch butterfly Neptune beetle Painted jezebel Paper kite butterfly Peacock butterfly Pearl butterfly Petaltail dragonfly Priam's blue birdwing Purple butterfly Purple stag beetle Purple swallowtail R. Brooke's birdwing Rainbow stag Red dragonfly Rice grasshopper Robust cicada Rosy maple moth Saw stag Scarab beetle Snapping beetle Spoon-winged lacewing Stresemanni swallowtail Three-horned stag Tiger butterfly Tropical fritillary W. golden birdwing Walking stick Western hercules White scarab beetle Windmill butterfly Yellow butterfly List of garden event bugs Alto riffbat Appleflitter Apricot heartbeatle Aqua grand doubletrill Azure flickerfly Azure sakurafly Ballroom festivibee Bass riffbat Blossom ripplewing Blue bloomer bug Blue cardfly Blue cityflitter Blue cardfly Blue dashflap Blue glass hermit crab Blue hermit crab Blue flydrangea Blue pinwheetle Blue tanabata beetle Bride fluttervow Bridesmaid fluttervow Brown checkerfly Cherry heartbeatle Citrus ripplewing Coral painted scrambler Dapper scrambler Dark chocobee Diamond butterfly Diamond gothic bat Eerie bat Floral scrambler Garden bumblecube Garden bumbledrop Gilded flickerfly Gold appleflitter Gold blossom bee Gold brickbee Gold bumblebeet Gold cardfly Gold chocobee Gold creek firefly Gold dallycrab Gold dangobee Gold foldwing Gold ginkgo maiden Gold glass butterfly Gold glass hermit crab Gold grand doubletrill Gold hatter Gold impish cap Gold lunar ladybug Gold magic hatbat Gold partyflap Gold pixiewing Gold ringwing Gold ribbonwing Gold tanabata beetle Gold tulipip Gold winter butterfly Golden bloomer bug Golden bunny scrambler Golden dashflap Golden flapyrinth Golden flydrangea Golden gothic bat Golden peppy present Golden pinwheetle Golden seedwing Golden trilafly Gothic bat Grand flutterbow Green appleflitter Green brickbee Green bumblebeet Green checkerfly Green dangobee Green dulcedrone Green flapyrinth Green glass butterfly Green impish cap Green jingling elf hat Green peppy present Green pinwheetle Green ribbonwing Green ringwing Green royal icedwing Groom fluttervow Groomsman fluttervow Haunting bat Hillside dappledot Honey bumblecube Honey sakurafly Jelly bumbledrop Lemon heartbeatle Lilac seedwing Lime foldwing Lovely flutterbow Lucent flickerfly Majestic scrambler Mint sakurafly Morganite sakurafly Navy flower ladybug Orange dallycrab Orange foldwing Orange hatter Orange icedwing Orange lunar ladybug Orange magic hatbat Orange partyflap Orange seedwing Ornamental ripplewing Petite bumbledrop Pink blossom bee Pink dallycrab Pink dangobee Pink dulcedrone Pink flower ladybug Pink flutterbow Pink flydrangea Pink glass hermit crab Pink painted scrambler Pink partyflap Pink pixiewing Pink ringwing Pink royal icedwing Pink trilafly Pink tulipip Plum ripplewing Purple bloomer bug Purple Checkerfly Purple cityflitter Purple creek firefly Purple doubletrill Purple dulcedrone Purple flapyrinth Purple flower ladybug Purple glass butterfly Purple hatter Purple lunar ladybug Purple pixiewing Purple tanabata beetle Purple trilafly Queen bumblecube Raspberry heartbeatle Red bumblebeet Red checkerfly Red cityflitter Red dashflap Red doubletrill Red elf hat Red ginkgo maiden Red hermit crab Red impish cap Red peppy present Red pinwheetle Red ribbonwing Red tulipip Riverside dappledot Royal bumbledrop Ruby gothic bat Samba festivibee Scarlet flickerfly Scary bat Silver appleflitter Silver bloomer bug Silver blossom bee Silver brickbee Silver bumblebeet Silver bunny scrambler Silver cardfly Silver chocobee Silver creek firefly Silver dallycrab Silver dangobee Silver dashflap Silver flapyrinth Silver flydrangea Silver foldwing Silver ginkgo maiden Silver glass butterfly Silver glass hermit crab Silver hatter Silver impish cap Silver lunar ladybug Silver magic hatbat Silver partyflap Silver peppy present Silver pixiewing Silver ringwing Silver seedwing Silver tanabata beetle Silver trilafly Silver tulipip Silver ribbonwing Purple trilafly Soprano riffbat Spooky bat Striped scrambler Sunrise dappledot Sunset dappledot Tango festivibee Tenor riffbat Topaz butterfly Waltz festivibee White blossom bee White chocobee White hermit crab White icedwing White jingling elf hat Winter butterfly Worker bumblecube Yellow brickbee Yellow cardfly Yellow cityflitter Yellow dulcedrone Yellow elf hat Yellow flower ladybug Yellow flutterbow Yellow ginkgo maiden Yellow hermit crab Yellow magic hatbat Project