Check out this guide on the bugs (insects) that appear in December in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch (ACNH). Use it to find out when and where bugs appear in December!!!
Updated 5/2
Appearing time of some bugs have been corrected!
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| Monthly Fish List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| May | June | July | Aug |
| Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Monthly Bug List | |||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| May | June | July | Aug |
| Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
December - Bugs Which Appear in the Northern Hemisphere
| Name | Sell Price | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
 Common butterfly | 160 | 4am ~ 7pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Paper kite butterfly | 1000 | 8am ~ 7pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Emperor butterfly | 4000 | 7pm ~ 8am (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Rajah brooke's birdwing | 2500 | 8am ~ 5pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Moth | 130 | 7pm ~ 4am (Except on rainy days) | Near Lights |
| Wasp | 2500 | All Day | Wasp Nest (Tree) |
| Damselfly | 500 | All Day (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Mole cricket | 500 | All Day | - |
| Citrus long-horned beetle | 350 | All Day (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Dung beetle | 3000 | All Day | Rolling a Snowball |
| Bagworm | 600 | All Day | - |
| Ant | 80 | All Day | Spawns on rotten items left outside |
| Hermit crab | 1000 | 7pm ~ 8am | - |
| Wharf roach | 200 | All Day | - |
| Fly | 60 | All Day | - |
| Snail | 250 | All Day (Rainy days only) | On rocks |
| Pill bug | 250 | 11pm ~ 4pm | - |
| Centipede | 300 | 4pm ~ 11am | - |
| Spider | 600 | 7pm ~ 8am | - |
| Tarantula | 8000 | 7pm ~ 4am | - |
December - Bugs Which Appear in the Southern Hemisphere
| Name | Sell Price | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common butterfly | 160 | 4am ~ 7pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Yellow butterfly | 160 | 4am ~ 7pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Tiger butterfly | 240 | 4am ~ 7pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Peacock butterfly | 2500 | 4am ~ 7pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Common bluebottle | 300 | 4am ~ 7pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Paper kite butterfly | 1000 | 8am ~ 7pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Great purple emperor | 3000 | 4am ~ 7pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Emperor butterfly | 4000 | 7pm ~ 8am (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Agrias butterfly | 3000 | 8am ~ 5pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Rajah brooke's birdwing | 2500 | 8am ~ 5pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Queen Alexandra's birdwing | 4000 | 8am ~ 4pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Moth | 130 | 7pm ~ 4am (Except on rainy days) | Near Lights |
| Atlas moth | 3000 | 7pm ~ 4am | - |
| Madagascan sunset moth | 2500 | 8am ~ 4pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Long locust | 200 | 8am ~ 7pm | - |
| Mantis | 430 | 8am ~ 5pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Orchid mantis | 2400 | 8am ~ 5pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Honeybee | 200 | 8am ~ 5pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Wasp | 2500 | All Day | Wasp Nest (Tree) |
| Darner dragonfly | 230 | 8am ~ 5pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Banded dragonfly | 4500 | 8am ~ 5pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Firefly | 300 | 7pm ~ 4am (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Pondskater | 130 | 8am ~ 7pm | Water's Surface |
| Diving beetle | 800 | 8am ~ 7pm | Water's Surface |
| Giant water bug | 2000 | 7pm ~ 8am | Water's Surface |
| Stinkbug | 120 | All Day (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Man-faced stink bug | 1000 | 7pm ~ 8am (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Ladybug | 200 | 8am ~ 5pm (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Tiger beetle | 1500 | All Day (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Jewel beetle | 2400 | All Day (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Violin beetle | 450 | All Day (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Citrus long-horned beetle | 350 | All Day (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Rosalia batesi beetle | 3000 | All Day (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Drone beetle | 200 | All Day | - |
| Goliath beetle | 8000 | 5pm ~ 8am | - |
| Rainbow stag | 6000 | 7pm ~ 8am | Trees |
| Bagworm | 600 | All Day | - |
| Ant | 80 | All Day | Spawns on rotten items left outside |
| Hermit crab | 1000 | 7pm ~ 8am | - |
| Wharf roach | 200 | All Day | - |
| Fly | 60 | All Day | - |
| Mosquito | 130 | 5pm ~ 4am (Except on rainy days) | - |
| Flea | 70 | All Day | On villagers |
| Snail | 250 | All Day (Rainy days only) | On rocks |
| Pill bug | 250 | 11pm ~ 4pm | - |
| Centipede | 300 | 4pm ~ 11am | - |
| Spider | 600 | 7pm ~ 8am | - |
| Scorpion | 8000 | 7pm ~ 4am | - |
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