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April Bugs List with Availability & Sell Prices

There are 36 bugs available to catch in April for the Northern Hemisphere in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or 34 bugs for the Southern Hemisphere!

Use our interactive grid or table containing highlighting every bug you can catch in April including when you can catch them, where to find them, weather requirements, sell prices, and how rare they are. Both Northern & Southern Hemisphere are supported.

In addition to the full April list, select the New in April and Leaving in May toggles to automatically filter accordingly for the latest arriving bugs or upcoming leaving bugs to catch.

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Name	Price	Location	Weather	Availability	Rarity
Common Butterfly ✔	160	Flying		4 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND 4 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Yellow Butterfly ✔	160	Flying		4 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND 4 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Tiger Butterfly ✔	240	Flying		4 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND 4 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Peacock Butterfly ✔	2,500	Near Flowers		4 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND 4 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Common Bluebottle ✔	300	Flying		4 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND 4 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Paper Kite Butterfly ✔	1,000	Near Flowers		8 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Great Purple Emperor ✔	3,000	Near Flowers		4 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND 4 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Monarch Butterfly ✔	140	Near Flowers		4 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND 4 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Emperor Butterfly ✔	4,000	Near Flowers		5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Agrias Butterfly ✔	3,000	Near Flowers		8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Rajah Brooke's Birdwing ✔	2,500	Near Flowers		8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing ✔	4,000	Near Flowers		8 AM - 4 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 4 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Moth ✔	130	Near Lights		7 PM - 4 AM JFMAMJJASOND 7 PM - 4 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Atlas Moth ✔	3,000	All Trees		7 PM - 4 AM JFMAMJJASOND 7 PM - 4 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Madagascan Sunset Moth ✔	2,500	Near Flowers		8 AM - 4 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 4 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Long Locust ✔	200	Ground		8 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Migratory Locust ✔	600	Ground		8 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Rice Grasshopper ✔	400	Ground		8 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Grasshopper ✔	160	Ground		8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Cricket ✔	130	Ground		5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Bell Cricket ✔	430	Ground		5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Mantis ✔	430	On Flowers		8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Orchid Mantis ✔	2,400	On White Flowers		8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Honeybee ✔	200	Near Flowers		8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Wasp ✔	2,500	Shake Trees		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Brown Cicada ✔	250	Cedar Trees		8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Robust Cicada ✔	300	Cedar Trees		8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Giant Cicada ✔	500	Cedar Trees		8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Walker Cicada ✔	400	Cedar Trees		8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Evening Cicada ✔	550	Cedar Trees		4 AM - 8 AM, 4 PM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND 4 AM - 8 AM, 4 PM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Cicada Shell ✔	10	Cedar Trees		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★★★
Red Dragonfly ✔	180	Near Water		8 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Darner Dragonfly ✔	230	Near Water		8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Banded Dragonfly ✔	4,500	Near Water		8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Damselfly ✔	500	Near Water		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Firefly ✔	300	Near Water		7 PM - 4 AM JFMAMJJASOND 7 PM - 4 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Mole Cricket ✔	500	Underground		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Pondskater ✔	130	Rivers & Ponds		8 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Diving Beetle ✔	800	Rivers & Ponds		8 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Giant Water Bug ✔	2,000	Rivers & Ponds		7 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 7 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Stinkbug ✔	120	On Flowers		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Man-Faced Stink Bug ✔	1,000	On Flowers		7 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 7 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Ladybug ✔	200	On Flowers		8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND 8 AM - 5 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Tiger Beetle ✔	1,500	Ground		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Jewel Beetle ✔	2,400	Tree Stumps		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Violin Beetle ✔	450	Tree Stumps		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Citrus Long-Horned Beetle ✔	350	Tree Stumps		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Rosalia Batesi Beetle ✔	3,000	Tree Stumps		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★★★
Blue Weevil Beetle ✔	800	Palm Trees		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★★★
Dung Beetle ✔	3,000	Snowballs		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Earth-Boring Dung Beetle ✔	300	Ground		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Scarab Beetle ✔	10,000	All Trees		11 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 11 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Drone Beetle ✔	200	All Trees		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Goliath Beetle ✔	8,000	Palm Trees		5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Saw Stag ✔	2,000	All Trees		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Miyama Stag ✔	1,000	All Trees		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Giant Stag ✔	10,000	All Trees		11 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 11 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Rainbow Stag ✔	6,000	All Trees		7 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 7 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Cyclommatus Stag ✔	8,000	Palm Trees		5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★★★
Golden Stag ✔	12,000	Palm Trees		5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★★★
Giraffe Stag ✔	12,000	Palm Trees		5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★★★
Horned Dynastid ✔	1,350	All Trees		5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Horned Atlas ✔	8,000	Palm Trees		5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★★★
Horned Elephant ✔	8,000	Palm Trees		5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★★★
Horned Hercules ✔	12,000	Palm Trees		5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 5 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★★★
Walking Stick ✔	600	All Trees		4 AM - 8 AM, 5 PM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND 4 AM - 8 AM, 5 PM - 7 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Walking Leaf ✔	600	Under Trees		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Bagworm ✔	600	Shake Cedar Trees		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Ant ✔	80	Rotten Food		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Hermit Crab ✔	1,000	Shoreline		7 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 7 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Wharf Roach ✔	200	Beach Rocks		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Fly ✔	60	Near Trash		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Mosquito ✔	130	Flying		5 PM - 4 AM JFMAMJJASOND 5 PM - 4 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Flea ✔	70	Villagers		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Snail ✔	250	Rocks & Bushes		All Day JFMAMJJASOND All Day JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Pill Bug ✔	250	Hit Rocks		11 PM - 4 PM JFMAMJJASOND 11 PM - 4 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Centipede ✔	300	Hit Rocks		4 PM - 11 PM JFMAMJJASOND 4 PM - 11 PM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Spider ✔	600	Shake Cedar Trees		7 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND 7 PM - 8 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★☆☆
Tarantula ✔	8,000	Ground		7 PM - 4 AM JFMAMJJASOND 7 PM - 4 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆
Scorpion ✔	8,000	Ground		7 PM - 4 AM JFMAMJJASOND 7 PM - 4 AM JFMAMJJASOND	★★☆

View our complete lists for all months of Fish, Bugs, and Sea Creatures.

Notable New Bugs in April (NH)

Spring has arrived with twelve new bugs to catch in April! Look out for the uncommon Agrias Butterfly, Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing, and Madagascan Sunset Moth all found near flowers.

Other uncommon new bugs to find include the Atlas Moth on trees, the Giant Water Bug on rivers and ponds, and the classic Flea on villagers.

Notable Bugs Leaving in May (NH)

In this season, it’s about bugs arriving, not leaving! The only bug departing after April is the Tarantula as we transition over to the Scorpion next month. You’ve probably already got one, but this is your last chance to catch that freak!

Notable New Bugs in April (SH)

With autumn underway in the Southern Hemisphere, things are quiet with the Ladybug as the only new bug to catch in April — find them on flowers when it’s not raining.

Notable Bugs Leaving in May (SH)

It’s your last chance in the Southern Hemisphere to catch all three different dragonflies found near water, with the Banded Dragonfly being most elusive and valuable. We won’t see these for quite a few more months.

Otherwise, the Scorpion is leaving after April to be replaced by the Tarantula. And that Ladybug we mentioned as new this month is disappearing again right after! Finally, the uncommon Tiger Beetle is worth a mention.

Tips & Tricks for Catching Bugs

Different bugs appear on your Animal Crossing island depending on the month, time of day, specific location (including types of trees and flowers), and even the weather.

Many rarer or more expensive bugs can be scared if you approach them too quickly. Be sure to hold down the A button when swinging with your net to enter a ‘walking’ mode where you can slowly approach without disturbing bugs.

Use Nook Miles Islands to Your Advantage

A good thing to know about bugs is the spawn rates can be proportionate to the available spawn locations on an island.

So, if you’re looking for valuable beetles and stags only found on palm trees, then cutting down all the regular trees on an island leaving only palm trees can greatly increase the amount of bugs found on those remaining palm trees. It may still take time for the most rare ones to appear, but it’ll significantly speed up the process. The same can go for bugs only found on stumps, rare flowers, or the ground.

You might not want to go on a tree chopping spree on your own island though, so that’s where the mystery islands visited using Nook Miles Tickets come in handy! You can make all the changes you want on these islands without affecting your home island. Plus, the time of day remains static in place — if you travel to a mystery island at night, it’ll remain at night until you leave.

How to Catch Tarantulas & Scorpions

Tarantulas and Scorpions can be especially tricky to catch, but the key is patience! If you manage to spot on before it sees you first, then you can slow approach it using the holding down A button walking technique.

When you get too close and see it get ready to attack or move, stop for a moment and let it relax again before moving. Keep repeating this process until you’re close enough to strike your net!

Even if they sees you and charge, it’s still possible to catch them by running with enough distance, turning around, and hitting your net with the right timing. But the slow-go approach is much more reliable if you’re inexperienced.

Tricky Bug Locations

Most bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons can be found on your island flying around, on trees, or on flowers. However, some have more specific details to explain if you’re a new player.

Mole Cricket (Underground)

The Mole Cricket cannot be seen or caught from above ground. It can only be caught by digging holes with your shovel near where you hear a loud cricket sound that you’re unable to spot by eye.

Walking Leaf & Hermit Crab (Disguised)

The Walking Leaf and Hermit Crab are specially disguised bugs found either under a tree appearing as a dropped piece of furniture (green leaf) or a shell on your beach’s shoreline.

Fly & Ant (Trash & Rotten Food)

Both the Ant and Fly can be found using specific rotten food or trash as ‘bait’ — just place these items on the ground and keep checking back until these two bugs spawn:

• Ant: Found directly on rotten turnips or Halloween candy.
• Fly: Found flying near boots, tires, cans, used fireworks, or rotten turnips.

Dung Beetle (Snowballs)

The Dung Beetle can only be found while there’s snow on your island’s ground from December 11th to February 24th in the Northern Hemisphere and June 11th to August 24th in the Southern Hemisphere.

During these dates, be on the lookout for a beetle creature to be pushing a snowball by itself. They do not spawn when playing online multiplayer.

Bug Spawn Requirements

Some bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons have spawn requirements that prevent them from appearing until you’ve caught enough. The most notable are these seven rarest bugs — all exclusively found on palm trees in the summer — that require you to have caught at least 100 bugs in total to unlock them:

• Goliath Beetle
• Cyclommatus Stag
• Golden Stag
• Giraffe Stag
• Horned Atlas
• Horned Elephant
• Horned Hercules

We’ve omitted these numbers from the list to save space, but it is worth keeping in mind if it’s your very first few hours catching bugs.

Unlock Golden Net DIY Recipe

When you have caught and recorded all 80 different bugs in your NookPhone’s Critterpedia, the Faraway Museum will mail you a DIY recipe for the Golden Net, requiring a Net and 1 Gold Nugget to craft. While it does last about three times as long as non-golden tools, the Golden Net is still not invincible to breaking.

Note that this is seperate from actually donating bugs to your island’s Museum — you can still get the golden net without donations.

Save Bugs for Models or Extra Bells from Flick

Besides donating bugs to Museum or selling at Nook’s Cranny, you might want to save them up for the next time C.J. visits your island!

When Flick is visiting, after completing a challenge, you can get exclusive Bug Models from him by trading in three of the same bug. You can also use Flick to maximize your bug catching profits as he’ll buy bugs from you for an extra 50% more Bells than Timmy & Tommy at Nook’s Cranny do.