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.