New Horizons has a total bug count of 80. In the northern hemisphere, 43 can be caught in May, of which 8 are new in May, and 1 will leave after May. In the southern hemisphere, 27 can be caught in May, of which 3 are new in May, and 10 will leave after May.
| New Horizons critter lists | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Northern hemisphere[]
Available in May[]
| Name | Image | Price | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common butterfly | 
|
160 | Flying | 4am - 7pm |
| Yellow butterfly | 
|
160 | Flying | 4am - 7pm |
| Tiger butterfly | 
|
240 | Flying | 4am - 7pm |
| Peacock butterfly | 
|
2,500 | Flying by hybrid flowers | 4am - 7pm |
| Common bluebottle | 
|
300 | Flying | 4am - 7pm |
| Paper kite butterfly | 
|
1,000 | Flying | 8am - 7pm |
| Great purple emperor | 
|
3,000 | Flying | 4am - 7pm |
| 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 |
| Mantis | 
|
430 | On flowers | 8am - 5pm |
| Orchid mantis | 
|
2,400 | On white flowers | 8am - 5pm |
| Honeybee | 
|
200 | Flying | 8am - 5pm |
| Wasp | 
|
2,500 | Shaking trees | All day |
| Darner dragonfly | 
|
230 | Flying | 8am - 5pm |
| Banded dragonfly | 
|
4,500 | Flying | 8am - 5pm |
| Mole cricket | 
|
500 | Underground | All day |
| 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 |
| Ladybug | 
|
200 | On flowers | 8am - 5pm |
| Tiger beetle | 
|
1,500 | On the ground | All day |
| Jewel beetle | 
|
2,400 | On tree stumps | All day |
| Violin beetle | 
|
450 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Flea | 
|
70 | On villagers | 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 |
| Scorpion | 
|
8,000 | On the ground | 7pm - 4am |
New in May[]
| Name | Image | Price | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great purple emperor |
|
3,000 | Flying | 4am - 7pm |
| Queen Alexandra's birdwing |
|
4,000 | Flying | 8am - 4pm |
| Banded dragonfly |
|
4,500 | Flying | 8am - 5pm |
| Pondskater |
|
130 | On fresh water | 8am - 7pm |
| Diving beetle |
|
800 | On fresh water | 8am - 7pm |
| Violin beetle |
|
450 | On tree stumps | All day |
| Rosalia batesi beetle |
|
3,000 | On tree stumps | All day |
| Scorpion |
|
8,000 | On the ground | 7pm - 4am |
Leaving after May[]
| Name | Image | Price | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mole cricket |
|
500 | Underground | All day |
Southern hemisphere[]
Available in May[]
| Name | Image | Price | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common butterfly |
|
160 | Flying | 4am - 7pm |
| Paper kite butterfly |
|
1,000 | Flying | 8am - 7pm |
| Monarch butterfly | 
|
140 | Flying | 4am - 5pm |
| Moth |
|
130 | Flying near light sources | 7pm - 4am |
| Long locust |
|
200 | On the ground | 8am - 7pm |
| Migratory locust | 
|
600 | On the ground | 8am - 7pm |
| Rice grasshopper | 
|
160 | On the ground | 8am - 7pm |
| Cricket | 
|
130 | On the ground | 5pm - 8am |
| Mantis |
|
430 | On flowers | 8am - 5pm |
| Orchid mantis |
|
2,400 | On white flowers | 8am - 5pm |
| Wasp |
|
2,500 | Shaking trees | All day |
| Damselfly | 
|
500 | Flying | All day |
| Mole cricket |
|
500 | Underground | All day |
| Violin beetle |
|
450 | On tree stumps | All day |
| Citrus long-horned beetle |
|
350 | On tree stumps | All day |
| Walking stick | 
|
600 | On trees | 4am - 8am & 5pm - 7pm |
| 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 |
| Flea |
|
70 | On villagers | 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 May[]
| Name | Image | Price | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damselfly |
|
500 | Flying | All day |
| Mole cricket |
|
500 | Underground | All day |
| Tarantula |
|
8,000 | On the ground | 7pm - 4am |
Leaving after May[]
| Name | Image | Price | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch butterfly |
|
140 | Flying | 4am - 5pm |
| Long locust |
|
200 | On the ground | 8am - 7pm |
| Migratory locust |
|
600 | On the ground | 8am - 7pm |
| Rice grasshopper |
|
160 | On the ground | 8am - 7pm |
| Cricket |
|
130 | On the ground | 5pm - 8am |
| Mantis |
|
430 | On flowers | 8am - 5pm |
| Orchid mantis |
|
2,400 | On white flowers | 8am - 5pm |
| Violin beetle |
|
450 | On tree stumps | All day |
| Walking stick |
|
600 | On trees | 4am - 8am & 5pm - 7pm |
| Flea |
|
70 | On villagers | All day |