Nintendo put a variety of cool-looking insects into its 3DS smash-hit, Animal Crossing: New Leaf. You’ll discover quite a few species wandering through town and Tortimer Island. Thankfully you can catch these bugs with a net, then put them on display at the Museum or sell them at Re-Tail. We already published bug-catching tips in this helpful guide. That said, here’s the full list of insects and the best months of the year to nab them all.
To learn about each bug’s value and best times of day to locate, unlock Prima’s Animal Crossing: New Leaf Guide by clicking here. You can also check out July’s events for birthdays, holidays and more.
Common Butterfly- April
Peacock Butterfly- June
Yellow Butterfly- April
Monarch Butterfly- October
Tiger Butterfly- May and June
Emperor Butterfly- July and August
Oak Silk Moth- June through August
Agrias Butterfly- Only a one percent chance throughout the year.
Honeybee- April
Raja Brooke- July through September
Bee- Anytime
Birdwing- Only .5 percent chance throughout the year.
Long Locust- September and October
Moth- June and August
Migratory Locust- September and October
Rice Grasshopper- October
Giant Cicada- August
Mantis- September through November
Walker Cicada- August
Orchid Mantis- November
Evening Cicada- July
Brown Cicada- July
Cicada Shell- Only a two percent chance throughout the year.
Robust Cicada- July
Lantern Fly- June through August
Red Dragonfly- October
Pondskater- June
Darner Dragonfly- June
Diving Beetle- June
Banded Dragonfly- August
Stink Bug- Only one percent chance throughout the year.
Petaltail Dragonfly- Only a .5 percent chance throughout the year.
Snail- June
Ant- Anytime
Cricket- October
Bell Cricket- September
Bagworm- November
Grasshopper- September
Ladybug- March and April
Mole Cricket- November through April
Violin Beetle- June, September through October, November
Walking Leaf- July, August through September
Longhorn Beetle- July through August
Walking Stick- September through November
Tiger Beetle- Only a .5 percent chance throughout the year.
Dung Beetle- Two percent chance during December to February.
Scarab Beetle- Two percent chance in all months.
Wharf Roach- June through September
Jewel Beetle- Three percent chance in all months.
Hermit Crab- Three percent chance the next day.
Miyama Stag- August
Firefly- Available throughout the year.
Saw Stag- August
Fruit Beetle- July and August
Giant Stag- Two percent chance next day.
Rainbow Stag- One percent chance next day in August.
Horned Elephant- August
Cyclommatus- August
Horned Hercules- Only a .5 percent chance the next day in August.
Golden Stag- Only .5 percent chance the next day in August.
Goliath Beetle- July, August
Horned Dynastid- Seven percent chance the next day throughout the year.
Flea- June through August all day.
Horned Atlas- August
Pill Bug- November through March.
Mosquito- August
Spider- April through May the next day, September
Fly- Anytime
Tarantula- Only .5 percent chance the next day in August.
House Centipede- September
Scorpion- A .5 percent chance the next day from July to September.
Centipede- January through February.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf is available for 3DS.
