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Animal Crossing New Horizons December Bug Catching Guide
Like all previous Animal Crossing games, the variety of bugs available to catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons rotates out throughout the year. This guide presents information on which bugs are available with the most important information first: which bugs won't be available after the end of the month and which bugs are now available starting with this month. Looking for a complete list of bugs available in the game? Look no further than our Animal Crossing New Horizons bugs guide.
Northern Hemisphere
Bugs Leaving at the end of December
None!
New Bugs Available in December
| Name |
Location |
Time |
Price (Bells) |
| Emperor butterfly |
Flying |
5pm-8am |
4,000 |
| Rajah Brooke's birdwing |
Flying |
8am-5pm |
2,500 |
| Dung beetle |
Snowballs |
Any |
3,000 |
All Bugs Available in December
| Name |
Location |
Time |
Price (Bells) |
| Hermit crab |
Beach |
7pm-8am |
1,000 |
| Paper kite butterfly |
Flying |
8am-7pm |
1,000 |
| Common butterfly |
Flying |
4am-7pm |
160 |
| Damselfly |
Flying |
Any |
500 |
| Emperor butterfly |
Flying |
5pm-8am |
4,000 |
| Rajah Brooke's birdwing |
Flying |
8am-5pm |
2,500 |
| Moth |
Flying (light) |
7pm-4am |
130 |
| Snail |
Rocks, Bushes (rain) |
Any |
250 |
| Wharf roach |
Rocks, Bushes (rain) |
Any |
200 |
| Pill bug |
Hitting rocks |
11pm-4pm |
250 |
| Centipede |
Hitting rocks |
4pm-11pm |
300 |
| Ant |
Rotten Fruit |
Any |
80 |
| Tarantula |
Ground |
7pm-4am |
8,000 |
| Fly |
Trash |
Any |
60 |
| Jewel beetle |
Stumps |
Any |
2,400 |
| Citrus long-horned beetle |
Stumps |
Any |
350 |
| Wasp |
Shaking Trees |
Any |
2,500 |
| Spider |
Shaking Trees |
7pm-8am |
480 |
| Bagworm |
Shaking Trees |
Any |
600 |
| Dung beetle |
Snowballs |
Any |
3,000 |
| Mole cricket |
Underground |
Any |
500 |
Southern Hemisphere
Bugs Leaving at the end of December
| Name |
Location |
Time |
Price (Bells) |
| Common butterfly |
Flying |
4am-7pm |
160 |
| Yellow butterfly |
Flying |
4am-7pm |
160 |
| Firefly |
Flying |
7pm-4am |
300 |
| Peacock butterfly |
Flying (hybrids) |
4am-7pm |
2,500 |
| Pill bug |
Hitting Rocks |
11pm-4pm |
250 |
| Centipede |
Hitting Rocks |
4pm-11pm |
300 |
| Ladybug |
Flowers |
8am-5pm |
200 |
| Violin beetle |
Stumps |
Any |
450 |
New Bugs Available in December
| Name |
Location |
Time |
Price (Bells) |
| Emperor butterfly |
Flying |
5pm-8am |
4,000 |
| Firefly |
Flying |
7pm-4am |
300 |
| Mosquito |
Flying |
5pm-4am |
130 |
| Goliath beetle |
Palm Trees |
5pm-8am |
8,000 |
| Drone beetle |
Trees |
Any |
200 |
| Rainbow stag |
Trees |
7pm-8am |
6,000 |
All Bugs Available in December
| Name |
Location |
Time |
Price (Bells) |
| Hermit crab |
Beach |
7pm-8am |
1,000 |
| Paper kit butterfly |
Flying |
8am-7pm |
1,000 |
| Common butterfly |
Flying |
4am-7pm |
160 |
| Yellow butterfly |
Flying |
4am-7pm |
160 |
| Tiger butterfly |
Flying |
4am-7pm |
240 |
| Honeybee |
Flying |
8am-5pm |
200 |
| Common bluebottle |
Flying |
4am-7pm |
300 |
| Agrias buttefly |
Flying |
8am-5pm |
3,000 |
| Rajah Brooke's birdwing |
Flying |
8am-5pm |
2,500 |
| Madagascan sunset moth |
Flying |
8am-4pm |
2,500 |
| Darner dragonfly |
Flying |
8am-5pm |
230 |
| Banded dragonfly |
Flying |
8am-5pm |
4,500 |
| Great purple emperor |
Flying |
4am-7pm |
3,000 |
| Queen Alexandra's birdwing |
Flying |
8am-4pm |
4,000 |
| Emperor butterfly |
Flying |
5pm-8am |
4,000 |
| Firefly |
Flying |
7pm-4am |
300 |
| Mosquito |
Flying |
5pm-4am |
130 |
| Peacock butterfly |
Flying (hybrids) |
4am-7pm |
2,500 |
| Moth |
Flying (light) |
7pm-4am |
130 |
| Mantis |
Flowers |
8am-5pm |
430 |
| Stinkbug |
Flowers |
Any |
120 |
| Man-faced stink bug |
Flowers |
8am-5pm |
1,000 |
| Ladybug |
Flowers |
8am-5pm |
200 |
| Orchid mantis |
Flowers (white) |
8am-5pm |
2,400 |
| Giant water bug |
Water |
7pm-8am |
230 |
| Pondskater |
Water |
8am-7pm |
130 |
| Diving beetle |
Water |
8am-7pm |
800 |
| Centipede |
Hitting Rocks |
4pm-11pm |
300 |
| Pill bug |
Hitting Rocks |
11pm-4pm |
250 |
| Snail |
Rocks, Bushes (rain) |
Any |
250 |
| Wharf roach |
Beach Rocks |
Any |
200 |
| Ant |
Rotten turnip |
Any |
80 |
| Tiger beetle |
Ground |
Any |
1,500 |
| Long locust |
Ground |
8am-7pm |
200 |
| Scorpion |
Ground |
7pm-4am |
8,000 |
| Citrus long-horned beetle |
Stumps |
Any |
350 |
| Jewel beetle |
Stumps |
Any |
2,400 |
| Violin beetle |
Stumps |
Any |
450 |
| Rosalia batesi beetle |
Stumps |
Any |
3,000 |
| Spider |
Shaking Trees |
7pm-8am |
480 |
| Wasp |
Shaking Trees |
Any |
2,500 |
| Bagworm |
Shaking Trees |
Any |
600 |
| Fly |
Trash |
Any |
60 |
| Atlas moth |
Trees |
7pm-4am |
3,000 |
| Drone beetle |
Trees |
Any |
200 |
| Rainbow stag |
Trees |
7pm-8am |
6,000 |
| Goliath beetle |
Palm Trees |
5pm-8am |
8,000 |
| Flea |
Villagers |
Any |
70 |
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