ACNH | Beetle Guide - How To Catch Stag & Horned Beetles

ACNH | Beetle Guide - How To Catch Stag & Horned Beetles | Animal Crossing

Last Updated: August 21, 2022 10:13 PM

Learn all about Beetles in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch (ACNH). Guide includes all stag beetles, horned beetles, beetle island, farming, prices, season, and more!!!

Table of Contents

Mystery Island Beetle Farming
List Of All Beetles
Reasons To Catch Beetles

List Of All Bugs

How To Farm Beetles On Mystery Islands

Bamboo Island Is Best

If you're going for the rarest beetles, Stags and Horned, Bamboo Island is your best bet! First, walk through the island and scatter the petals of all flowers (to limit the bugs that spawn). Then, start going after beetles on palm trees!

Check Out Our Full Mystery Island Guide Here

Other Tree Islands Take A Bit More Time

Our second-place recommendation is islands with only trees on them. On this island only Horned dynastids will spawn, which is great but the sheer number of trees makes it has the opposite effect of making them harder to find. We recommend bringing an axe and cutting down all non-Palm trees.

Go After 11 PM

Generally speaking going after 7pm will let you catch most high-value beetles. However, the Giant stag actually only spawns after 11pm, and it goes for a whopping 11,000 Bells, so we recommend going after this time.

List Of All Beetles

List Of Stag Beetles

Name Rarity	Sell Price	Time	Location
55 No. 55Saw stag (Common)	2000	N: July ~ Aug S: Jan ~ Feb All Day	Trees/Palm Trees
56 No. 56Miyama stag (Very Common)	1000	N: July ~ Aug S: Jan ~ Feb All Day	Trees/Palm Trees
57 No. 57Giant stag (Uncommon)	10000	N: July ~ Aug S: Jan ~ Feb 11pm ~ 8am	Trees/Palm Trees
58 No. 58Rainbow stag (Common)	6000	N: June ~ Sept S: Dec ~ Mar 7pm ~ 8am	Trees/Palm Trees
59 No. 59Cyclommatus stag (Uncommon)	8000	N: July ~ Aug S: Jan ~ Feb 5pm ~ 8am	Palm Trees
60 No. 60Golden stag (Rare)	12000	N: July ~ Aug S: Jan ~ Feb 5pm ~ 8am	Palm Trees
61 No. 61Giraffe stag (Rare)	12000	N: July ~ Aug S: Jan ~ Feb 5pm ~ 8am	Palm Trees

List Of Horned Beetles

Name Rarity	Sell Price	Time	Location
62 No. 62Horned dynastid (Very Common)	1350	N: July ~ Aug S: Jan ~ Feb 5pm ~ 8am	Trees/Palm Trees
63 No. 63Horned atlas (Uncommon)	8000	N: July ~ Aug S: Jan ~ Feb 5pm ~ 8am	Palm Trees
64 No. 64Horned elephant (Uncommon)	8000	N: July ~ Aug S: Jan ~ Feb 5pm ~ 8am	Palm Trees
65 No. 65Horned hercules (Rare)	12000	N: July ~ Aug S: Jan ~ Feb 5pm ~ 8am	Palm Trees

List Of Other Beetles

Name Rarity	Sell Price	Time	Location
39 No. 39Diving beetle (Common)	800	N: May ~ Sept S: Nov ~ Mar 8am ~ 7pm	Water's Surface
44 No. 44Tiger beetle (Very Common)	1500	N: Feb ~ Oct S: Aug ~ Apr All Day	On the ground
45 No. 45Jewel beetle (Very Common)	2400	N: Apr ~ Aug S: Oct ~ Feb All Day	Tree Stumps
46 No. 46Violin beetle (Uncommon)	450	N: May ~ June, Sept ~ Nov S: Mar ~ May, Nov ~ Dec All Day	Tree Stumps
47 No. 47Citrus long-horned beetle (Very Common)	350	N: All Year S: All Year All Day	Tree Stumps
48 No. 48Rosalia batesi beetle (Uncommon)	3000	N: May ~ Sept S: Nov ~ Mar All Day	Tree Stumps
49 No. 49Blue weevil beetle (Common)	800	N: July ~ Aug S: Jan ~ Feb All Day	Palm Trees
50 No. 50Dung beetle (Common)	3000	N: Dec ~ Feb S: June ~ Aug All Day	Snowball
51 No. 51Earth-boring dung beetle (Very Common)	300	N: July ~ Sept S: Jan ~ Mar All Day	Trees
52 No. 52Scarab beetle (Uncommon)	10000	N: July ~ Aug S: Jan ~ Feb 11pm ~ 8am	Trees
53 No. 53Drone beetle (Very Common)	200	N: June ~ Aug S: Dec ~ Feb All Day	Trees
54 No. 54Goliath beetle (Uncommon)	8000	N: June ~ Sept S: Dec ~ Mar 5pm ~ 8am	Palm Trees

Find Most Near Palm Trees

Beetles will generally spawn on trees, with some exceptions. The majority of rare beetles (Stags and Horned) will spawn on Palm Trees! The rarer they get, the more sensitive they are to sound, so even just walking normally will scare them away. Approach them very carefully!

Check Out How To Plant Palm Trees Here

Stag & Horned Beetle Spawn Times

Spawn Only During Summer

North	July - August
South	January - February

Stag and Horned Beetles, the two rarest and most expensive varieties, are summer bugs, found in July/August in the North and January/February in the South. Make sure to focus on getting these during the summer!

Reasons To Catch Beetles

To Make Money

At their most expensive, rare beetles can sell for up to 12,000 bells! Even on the lower end, some rare ones will go for about 6,000, making them a great way to make tons of money.