Nintendo
Register
Advertisement

The following are a list of insects found in the Animal Crossing series.

Insects[]

  • Ant - Can be only be found on old food such as candy and spoiled turnips any time of the year.
  • Bagworm - Can be found in trees from October to March.
  • Banded Dragonfly - Can be found flying in the air from July to August.
  • Bee - Can be found if shaken out of a tree any time of the year.
  • Bell Cricket - Can be found on the grass from September to October.
  • Brown Cicada - Can be found on trees from July to August.
  • Clouded Yellow Butterfly - Can be found flying in the air from March to October.
  • Cockroach - Can be found on candy, spoiled turnips, trees and flowers from March to November.
  • Common Butterfly - Can be found flying in the air from March to October.
  • Common Dragonfly - Can be found flying in the air from May to July.
  • Cricket - Can be found on the grass from September to November.
  • Darner Dragonfly - Can be found flying in the air from June to August.
  • Drone Beetle - Can be found on trees from July to August.
  • Dynastid Beetle - Can be found on trees from July to August.
  • Evening Cicada - Can be found on trees from July to August.
  • Firefly - Can be found flying near water in June.
  • Flat Stag Beetle - Can be found on trees from June to August.
  • Giant Beetle - Can be found on trees from July to August.
  • Grass Hopper - Can be found on the grass from August to September.
  • Jewel Beetle - Can be found on trees from July to August.
  • Lady Bug - Can be found on flowers from March to July and October.
  • Longheaded Locust - Can be found on the grass from August to November.
  • Longhorn Beetle - Can be found on flowers and trees from June to August.
  • Mantis - Can be found on flowers from August to October.
  • Migratory Locust - Can be found on the grass from September to November.
  • Mole Cricket - Can be found underground from November to May.
  • Mosquito - Can be found flying through the air from May to September.
  • Mountain Beetle - Can be found on trees from July to August.
  • Pill Bug - Can be found under rocks any time of the year.
  • Pine Cricket - Can be found on the grass from September to October.
  • Pond Skater - Can be found on ponds and the lake from June to September.
  • Purple Butterfly - Can be found flying through the air from June to August.
  • Red Dragonfly - Can be found flying in the air from September to October.
  • Robust Cicada - Can be found on trees from July to August.
  • Saw Stag Beetle - Can be found on trees from July to August.
  • Spotted Ladybug - Can be found on flowers from March to July and October.
  • Snail - Can only be found on flowers when it is raining from April to September.
  • Spider - Can be found in trees from April to September.
  • Tiger Butterfly - Can be found flying in the air from April to September.
  • Walker Cicada - Can be found on trees from July to September.

Notes on insects[]

  • You obviously need a net to catch insects.
  • Catching all of the insects, which are recorded in your inventory, will reward you with the golden net.
  • Insects that are in trees must be shaken out to be captured.
  • To catch a pill bug you must strike a rock with your shovel to make it come out of hiding.
  • Hidden insects such as mole crickets, insects in trees, and the pill bug can be found easily if a villager is looking at it.
  • To sneak up on insects without scaring them away you need to hold down the A button while you're walking with net out.
  • The Giant Beetle sells for the most (10,000 bells) and can only be found during the Summer from 11PM to 8AM.
  • Fireflies are out from 7PM to 4AM.
  • Bees take fast reflexes and speed to capture.
  • The Banded Dragonfly is the hardest to capture and requires speed to capture as well.
Advertisement