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New Horizons has a total bug count of 80. In the northern hemisphere, 63 can be caught in August, of which 3 are new in August, and 21 will leave after August. In the southern hemisphere, 21 can be caught in August, of which 1 is new in August, and 3 will leave after August.


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Northern hemisphere[]

Available in August[]

Name Image Price Location Time
Tiger butterfly 240 Flying 4am - 7pm
Common bluebottle 300 Flying 4am - 7pm
Paper kite butterfly 1,000 Flying 8am - 7pm
Great purple emperor 3,000 Flying 4am - 7pm
Emperor butterfly 4,000 Flying 5pm - 8am
Agrias butterfly 3,000 Flying 8am - 5pm
Rajah Brooke's birdwing 2,500 Flying 8am - 5pm
Queen Alexandra's birdwing 4,000 Flying 8am - 4pm
Moth 130 Flying near light sources 7pm - 4am
Atlas moth 3,000 On trees 7pm - 4am
Madagascan sunset moth 2,500 Flying 8am - 4pm
Long locust 200 On the ground 8am - 7pm
Migratory locust 600 On the ground 8am - 7pm
Rice grasshopper 160 On the ground 8am - 7pm
Grasshopper 160 On the ground 8am - 5pm
Mantis 430 On flowers 8am - 5pm
Orchid mantis 2,400 On white flowers 8am - 5pm
Wasp 2,500 Shaking trees All day
Brown cicada 250 On trees 8am - 5pm
Robust cicada 300 On trees 8am - 5pm
Giant cicada 500 On trees 8am - 5pm
Walker cicada 400 On trees 8am - 5pm
Evening cicada 550 On trees 4am - 8am & 4pm - 7pm
Cicada shell 10 On trees All day
Darner dragonfly 230 Flying 8am - 5pm
Banded dragonfly 4,500 Flying 8am - 5pm
Pondskater 130 On fresh water 8am - 7pm
Diving beetle 800 On fresh water 8am - 7pm
Giant water bug 2,000 On fresh water 7pm - 8am
Stinkbug 120 On flowers All day
Man-faced stink bug 1,000 On flowers 7pm - 8am
Tiger beetle 1,500 On the ground All day
Jewel beetle 2,400 On tree stumps All day
Citrus long-horned beetle 350 On tree stumps All day
Rosalia batesi beetle 3,000 On tree stumps All day
Blue weevil beetle 800 On palm trees All day
Earth-boring dung beetle 300 On the ground All day
Scarab beetle 10,000 On trees 11pm - 8am
Drone beetle 200 On trees All day
Goliath beetle 8,000 On palm trees 5pm - 8am
Saw stag 2,000 On trees All day
Miyama stag 1,000 On trees All day
Giant stag 10,000 On trees 11pm - 8am
Rainbow stag 6,000 On trees 7pm - 8am
Cyclommatus stag 8,000 On palm trees 5pm - 8am
Golden stag 12,000 On palm trees 5pm - 8am
Giraffe stag 12,000 On palm trees 5pm - 8am
Horned dynastid 1,350 On trees 5pm - 8am
Horned atlas 8,000 On palm trees 5pm - 8am
Horned elephant 8,000 On palm trees 5pm - 8am
Horned hercules 12,000 On palm trees 5pm - 8am
Walking stick 600 On trees 4am - 8am & 5pm - 7pm
Walking leaf 600 Disguised as leaves All day
Bagworm 600 Shaking trees All day
Ant 80 On rotten food All day
Hermit crab 1,000 Disguised as shells 7pm - 8am
Wharf roach 200 On rocks at the beach All day
Fly 60 On trash All day
Mosquito 130 Flying 5pm - 4am
Flea 70 On villagers All day
Snail 250 On rocks and bushes during rain All day
Spider 480 Shaking trees 7pm - 8am
Scorpion 8,000 On the ground 7pm - 4am

New in August[]

Name Image Price Location Time
Migratory locust 600 On the ground 8am - 7pm
Rice grasshopper 160 On the ground 8am - 7pm
Walker cicada 400 On trees 8am - 5pm

Leaving after August[]

Name Image Price Location Time
Common bluebottle 300 Flying 4am - 7pm
Great purple emperor 3,000 Flying 4am - 7pm
Brown cicada 250 On trees 8am - 5pm
Robust cicada 300 On trees 8am - 5pm
Giant cicada 500 On trees 8am - 5pm
Evening cicada 550 On trees 4am - 8am & 4pm - 7pm
Cicada shell 10 On trees All day
Jewel beetle 2,400 On tree stumps All day
Blue weevil beetle 800 On palm trees All day
Scarab beetle 10,000 On trees 11pm - 8am
Drone beetle 200 On trees All day
Saw stag 2,000 On trees All day
Miyama stag 1,000 On trees All day
Giant stag 10,000 On trees 11pm - 8am
Cyclommatus stag 8,000 On palm trees 5pm - 8am
Golden stag 12,000 On palm trees 5pm - 8am
Giraffe stag 12,000 On palm trees 5pm - 8am
Horned dynastid 1,350 On trees 5pm - 8am
Horned atlas 8,000 On palm trees 5pm - 8am
Horned elephant 8,000 On palm trees 5pm - 8am
Horned hercules 12,000 On palm trees 5pm - 8am

Southern hemisphere[]

Available in August[]

Name Image Price Location Time
Common butterfly 160 Flying 4am - 7pm
Paper kite butterfly 1,000 Flying 8am - 7pm
Emperor butterfly 4,000 Flying 5pm - 8am
Rajah Brooke's birdwing 2,500 Flying 8am - 5pm
Moth 130 Flying near light sources 7pm - 4am
Wasp 2,500 Shaking trees All day
Damselfly 500 Flying All day
Mole cricket 500 Underground All day
Tiger beetle 1,500 On the ground All day
Citrus long-horned beetle 350 On tree stumps All day
Dung beetle 3,000 Rolling snowballs along the ground All day
Bagworm 600 Shaking trees All day
Ant 80 On rotten food All day
Hermit crab 1,000 Disguised as shells 7pm - 8am
Wharf roach 200 On rocks at the beach All day
Fly 60 On trash All day
Snail 250 On rocks and bushes during rain All day
Pill bug 250 Hitting rocks 11pm - 4pm
Centipede 300 Hitting rocks 4pm - 11pm
Spider 480 Shaking trees 7pm - 8am
Tarantula 8,000 On the ground 7pm - 4am

New in August[]

Name Image Price Location Time
Tiger beetle 1,500 On the ground All day

Leaving after August[]

Name Image Price Location Time
Rajah Brooke's birdwing 2,500 Flying 8am - 5pm
Damselfly 500 Flying All day
Dung beetle 3,000 Rolling snowballs along the ground All day