Bugs (New Leaf)

Note: Bugs available on Tortimer Island are available all-year round, since the island permanently remains at summer time regardless of time of year.

Bugs

Name Image Price Location Time Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Common butterfly 90 Flying near flowers 4 AM - 7 PM - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ - - - Yellow butterfly 90 Flying near flowers 6 AM - 4 PM - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ - - - Tiger butterfly 160 Flying near flowers* 8 AM - 7 PM - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Peacock butterfly 220 Flying near flowers* 4 AM - 7 PM - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Monarch butterfly 140 Flying near flowers 9 AM - 5 PM - - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - Emperor butterfly 2,500 Flying near flowers 8 PM - 7 AM - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Agrias butterfly 3,000 Flying near flowers 8 AM - 5 PM - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Raja Brooke butterfly 2,500 Flying near river 8 AM - 5 PM - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Birdwing butterfly 4,000 Flying near flowers 8 AM - 4 PM - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Moth 60 Flying near lights 7 PM - 4 AM - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Oak silk moth 1,200 On trees 7 PM - 4 AM - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Honeybee 100 Flying near flowers 8 AM - 5 PM - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - Bee 2,500 In trees All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Long locust 200 On the ground 8 AM - 7 PM - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - Migratory locust 600 On the ground 8 AM - 7 PM - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - Rice grasshopper 400 On the ground 8 AM - 7 PM - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - Mantis 430 On flowers 8 AM - 5 PM - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - Orchid mantis 2,400 On white flowers 8 AM - 5 PM - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - Brown cicada 200 On trees 8 AM - 5 PM - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - - - Robust cicada 300 On trees 8 AM - 5 PM - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - - - Giant cicada 500 On trees 8 AM - 5 PM - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - - - Walker cicada 400 On trees 8 AM - 5 PM - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Evening cicada 550 On trees 4 PM - 7 PM - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - - - Cicada shell 100 On trees All day - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - - - Lantern fly 1,800 On trees 4 PM - 8 AM - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Red dragonfly 80 Flying 8 AM - 7 PM - - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - Darner dragonfly 200 Flying 8 AM - 5 PM - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - Banded dragonfly 4,500 Flying 8 AM - 5 PM - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - - - Petaltail dragonfly 8,000 Flying 5 PM - 7 PM - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - Ant 80 On rotten food All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Pondskater 130 Swimming on river or pond 8 AM - 7 PM - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Diving beetle 800 Swimming on river or pond 8 AM - 5 PM - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Stinkbug 120 On trees All day - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - Snail 250 On bushes (rain) All day - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Cricket 160 On the ground 5 PM - 8 AM - - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - Bell cricket 430 On the ground 5 PM - 8 AM - - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - Grasshopper 160 On the ground 8 AM - 5 PM - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Mole cricket 280 Underground All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - ✓ ✓ Walking leaf 600 On the ground 8 AM - 5 PM - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Walking stick 600 On trees 4 AM - 7 PM - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - Bagworm 300 In trees All day ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ Ladybug 200 On flowers 8 AM - 5 PM - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ - - Violin beetle 260 Tree stumps 4 AM - 7 PM - - - - - ✓ - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - Longhorn beetle 260 Tree stumps 11 PM - 7 PM - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Tiger beetle 1,500 On the ground 8 AM - 11 PM - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - Dung beetle 800 Snow balls 5 PM - 8 AM ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - - - ✓ Wharf roach 200 On the beach All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Hermit crab 1,000 On the beach 7 PM - 8 AM ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Firefly 300 Flying near river 7 PM - 4 AM - - - - - ✓ - - - - - - Fruit beetle 100 On trees All day - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Scarab beetle 6,000 On trees 11 PM - 8 AM - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - - - Jewel beetle 2,400 On trees 8 AM - 5 PM - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - - - Miyama stag 1,000 On trees All day - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - - - Saw stag 2,000 On trees All day - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - - - Giant stag 10,000 On trees 11 PM - 8 AM - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - - - Rainbow stag 10,000 On trees 5 PM - 8 AM - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Cyclommatus stag 8,000 On palm trees 5 PM - 8 AM - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - - - Golden stag 12,000 On palm trees 5 PM - 8 AM - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - Horned dynastid 1,350 On trees 5 PM - 8 AM - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - - - Horned atlas 8,000 On palm trees 5 PM - 8 AM - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - Horned elephant 8,000 On palm trees 5 PM - 8 AM - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - Horned hercules 12,000 On palm trees 5 PM - 8 AM - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - Goliath beetle 6,000 On palm trees 5 PM - 8 AM - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Flea 70 On villagers All day - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - Pill bug 250 Under rocks All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Mosquito 130 Flying 5 PM - 4 AM - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Fly 60 Flying near trash All day ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ House centipede 250 Under rocks 7 PM - 8 AM - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - Centipede 300 Under rocks 4 PM - 11 PM ✓ ✓ - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Spider 300 In trees All day - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - Tarantula 8,000 On the ground 7 PM - 4 AM - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - Scorpion 8,000 On the ground 7 PM - 4 AM - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - Also found on island Island exclusive bugs