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Animal Crossing New Horizons August 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 August
| Name |
Location |
Time |
Price (Bells) |
| Common bluebottle |
Flying |
4am-7pm |
300 |
| Great purple emperor |
Flying |
4am-7pm |
3,000 |
| Horned hercules |
Palm trees |
5pm-8am |
12,000 |
| Golden stag |
Palm trees |
5pm-8am |
12,000 |
| Horned elephant |
Palm trees |
5pm-8am |
8,000 |
| Horned atlas |
Palm trees |
5pm-8am |
8,000 |
| Blue weevil beetle |
Palm trees |
Any |
800 |
| Giraffe stag |
Palm trees |
5pm-8am |
12,000 |
| Cyclommatus stag |
Palm trees |
5pm-8am |
8,000 |
| Giant stag |
Trees |
11pm-8am |
10,000 |
| Evening cicada |
Trees |
4am-8am, 4pm-7pm |
550 |
| Giant cicada |
Trees |
8am-5pm |
500 |
| Brown cicada |
Trees |
8am-5pm |
250 |
| Cicada shell |
Trees |
Any |
10 |
| Robust cicada |
Trees |
8am-5pm |
300 |
| Horned dynastid |
Trees |
5pm-8am |
1,350 |
| Saw stag |
Trees |
Any |
2,000 |
| Miyama stag |
Trees |
Any |
1,000 |
| Scarab beetle |
Trees |
11pm-8am |
10,000 |
| Jewel beetle |
Stumps |
Any |
2,400 |
New Bugs Available in August
| Name |
Location |
Time |
Price (Bells) |
| Migratory locust |
Ground |
8am-7pm |
600 |
| Rice grasshopper |
Ground |
8am-7pm |
160 |
| Walker cicada |
Trees |
8am-5pm |
400 |
All Bugs Available in August
| Name |
Location |
Time |
Price (Bells) |
| Walking leaf |
Leaf (disguised) |
Any |
600 |
| Hermit crab |
Beach |
7pm-8am |
1,000 |
| Madagascan sunset moth |
Flying |
8am-4pm |
2,500 |
| Common bluebottle |
Flying |
4am-7pm |
300 |
| Darner dragonfly |
Flying |
8am-5pm |
230 |
| Agrias butterfly |
Flying |
8am-5pm |
3,000 |
| Paper kite butterfly |
Flying |
8am-7pm |
1,000 |
| Rajah Brooke's birdwing |
Flying |
8am-5pm |
2,500 |
| Tiger butterfly |
Flying |
4am-7pm |
240 |
| 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 |
| Mosquito |
Flying |
5pm-4am |
130 |
| Moth |
Flying (light) |
7pm-4am |
130 |
| Man-faced stink bug |
Flowers |
8am-5pm |
1,000 |
| Mantis |
Flowers |
8am-5pm |
430 |
| Stinkbug |
Flowers |
Any |
120 |
| Giant water bug |
Water |
7pm-8am |
2,000 |
| Pondskater |
Water |
8am-7pm |
130 |
| Diving beetle |
Water |
8am-7pm |
800 |
| Snail |
Rocks, Bushes (rain) |
Any |
250 |
| Wharf roach |
Rocks, Bushes (rain) |
Any |
200 |
| Ant |
Rotten Fruit |
Any |
80 |
| Long locust |
Ground |
8am-7pm |
200 |
| Tiger beetle |
Ground |
Any |
1,500 |
| Scorpion |
Ground |
7pm-4am |
8,000 |
| Earth-boring dung beetle |
Ground |
Any |
300 |
| Grasshopper |
Ground |
8am-5pm |
160 |
| Migratory locust |
Ground |
8am-7pm |
600 |
| Rice grasshopper |
Ground |
8am-7pm |
160 |
| Fly |
Trash |
Any |
60 |
| Jewel beetle |
Stumps |
Any |
2,400 |
| Citrus long-horned beetle |
Stumps |
Any |
350 |
| Rosalia batesi beetle |
Stumps |
Any |
3,000 |
| Atlas moth |
Trees |
7pm-4am |
3,000 |
| Drone beetle |
Trees |
Any |
200 |
| Rainbow stag |
Trees |
7pm-8am |
6,000 |
| Giant stag |
Trees |
11pm-8am |
10,000 |
| Evening cicada |
Trees |
4am-8am, 4pm-7pm |
550 |
| Giant cicada |
Trees |
8am-5pm |
500 |
| Brown cicada |
Trees |
8am-5pm |
250 |
| Walker cicada |
Trees |
8am-5pm |
400 |
| Cicada shell |
Trees |
Any |
10 |
| Horned dynastid |
Trees |
5pm-8am |
1,350 |
| Robust cicada |
Trees |
8am-5pm |
300 |
| Saw stag |
Trees |
Any |
2,000 |
| Miyama stag |
Trees |
Any |
1,000 |
| Scarab beetle |
Trees |
11pm-8am |
10,000 |
| Walking stick |
Trees |
4am-8am, 5pm-7pm |
600 |
| Goliath beetle |
Palm trees |
5pm-8am |
8,000 |
| Horned hercules |
Palm trees |
5pm-8am |
12,000 |
| Golden stag |
Palm trees |
5pm-8am |
12,000 |
| Horned elephant |
Palm trees |
5pm-8am |
8,000 |
| Horned atlas |
Palm trees |
5pm-8am |
8,000 |
| Blue weevil beetle |
Palm trees |
Any |
800 |
| Giraffe stag |
Palm trees |
5pm-8am |
12,000 |
| Cyclommatus stag |
Palm trees |
5pm-8am |
8,000 |
| Flea |
Villagers |
Any |
70 |
| Orchid mantis |
Flowers (white) |
8am-5pm |
2,400 |
| Wasp |
Shaking Trees |
Any |
2,500 |
| Spider |
Shaking Trees |
7pm-8am |
480 |
| Bagworm |
Shaking Trees |
Any |
600 |
Southern Hemisphere
Bugs Leaving at the end of August
| Name |
Location |
Time |
Price (Bells) |
| Rajah Brooke's birdwing |
Flying |
8am-5pm |
2,500 |
| Damselfly |
Flying |
Any |
500 |
| Dung beetle |
Snow |
Any |
3,000 |
New Bugs Available in August
| Name |
Location |
Time |
Price (Bells) |
| Tiger beetle |
Ground |
Any |
1,500 |
All Bugs Available in August
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tarantula |
Ground |
7pm-4am |
8,000 |
| Tiger beetle |
Ground |
Any |
1,500 |
| Fly |
Trash |
Any |
60 |
| Citrus long-horned beetle |
Stumps |
Any |
350 |
| Spider |
Shaking Trees |
7pm-8am |
480 |
| Wasp |
Shaking Trees |
Any |
2,500 |
| Bagworm |
Shaking Trees |
Any |
600 |
| Mole cricket |
Underground |
Any |
500 |
| Dung beetle |
Rolling snowballs |
Any |
3,000 |
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