Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Beetles - Where, When And How To Catch Every Beetle

In previous Animal Crossing games, beetles have always been a significant source of income for players, particularly on late-night island runs in New Leaf. Although still valuable, there are a few key differences between the beetles of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and previous entries in the series.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Beetles Complete List

Below you'll find a chart listing all of the different types of beetles, as well as every characteristic you could ever need to know about these lucrative critters.

Within the chart, the Unlock Number refers to the number of other bugs you must first catch before said beetle will appear in the wild. Just as with catching fish, certain bugs will only appear after you have captured a certain number of other bugs throughout your gameplay. Luckily, the type and rarity is not important to hit these quotas - and once you've caught 100 different insects, all species of bugs will be fully unlocked.

Additionally, the Shop Sell Price is specific to Timmy and Tommy's shop - these numbers will, of course, scale up by 150% in price when sold to Flick.

Image	Beetle Name	Location	Time	Weather	Month & Hemisphere (N / S)	Unlock Number	Shop Sell Price
	Blue Weevil Beetle	Palm trees	All day	Any	Jul-Aug (N) / Jan-Feb (S)	0	800
	Citrus Long-horned Beetle	Tree stumps	All day	Not during rain	Year-round	0	350
	Cyclommatus Stag	Palm trees	5pm - 8am	Any	Jul-Aug (N) / Jan-Feb (S)	100	8000
	Diving Beetle	Skimming on water	8am - 7pm	Any	May-Sep (N) / Nov-Mar (S)	0	800
	Drone Beetle	Trees (any)	All day	Any	Jun-Aug (N) / Dec-Feb (S)	0	200
	Dung Beetle	Snowballs	All day	Any	Dec-Feb (N) / Jun-Aug (S)	0	3000
	Earth-boring Dung Beetle	Trees (any)	All day	Any	Jul-Sep (N) / Jan-Mar (S)	0	300
	Giant Stag	Trees (any)	11pm - 8am	Any	Jul-Aug (N) / Jan-Feb (S)	50	10,000
	Giraffe Stag	Palm trees	5pm - 8am	Any	Jul-Aug (N) / Jan-Feb (S)	100	12,000
	Golden Stag	Palm trees	5pm - 8am	Any	Jul-Aug (N) / Jan-Feb (S)	100	12,000
	Goliath Beetle	Palm trees	5pm - 8am	Any	Jun-Sep (N) / Dec-Mar (S)	100	8000
	Horned Atlas	Palm trees	5pm - 8am	Any	Jul-Aug (N) / Jan-Feb (S)	100	8000
	Horned Dynastid	Trees (any)	5pm - 8am	Any	Jul-Aug (N) / Jan-Feb (S)	0	1350
	Horned Elephant	Palm trees	5pm - 8am	Any	Jul-Aug (N) / Jan-Feb (S)	100	8000
	Horned Hercules	Palm trees	5pm - 8am	Any	Jul-Aug (N) / Jan-Feb (S)	100	12,000
	Jewel Beetle	Tree stumps	All day	Not during rain	Apr-Aug (N) / Oct-Feb (S)	20	2400
	Miyama Stag	Trees (any)	All day	Any	Jul-Aug (N) / Jan-Feb (S)	0	1000
	Rainbow Stag	Trees (any)	7pm - 8am	Any	Jun-Sep (N) / Dec-Mar (S)	50	6000
	Rosalia Batesi Beetle	Trees stumps	All day	Not during rain	May-Sep (N) / Nov-Mar (S)	20	3000
	Saw Stag	Trees (any)	All day	Any	Jul-Aug (N) / Jan-Feb (S)	0	2000
	Scarab Beetle	Trees (any)	11pm - 8am	Any	Jul-Aug (N) / Jan-Feb (S)	50	10,000
	Tiger Beetle	On grass	All day	Not during rain	Feb-Nov (N) / Aug-May (S)	20	1500
	Violin Beetle	Tree stumps	All day	Not during rain	May-Jun, Sep-Nov (N) / Nov-Dec, Mar-Apr (S)	0	450

Tips for catching beetles

When catching any insect, you'll want to follow these steps for maximum success:

1. Equip your net
2. Hold down 'A' to prepare your net and slowly approach the bug by moving your joystick to as gently as possible
3. When you see the bug stop moving, make sure your character stands still too - keep still until the bug's animation begins again
4. Continue this until you are close enough to capture the bug

Catcher beware: the rarer the beetle, the more easily it will scare. Be careful as you approach - slow and steady wins the race.

How many beetles have you caught so far? Do you have any tips or tricks for maximum effectiveness while beetle-hunting? Let us know down below!

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