Animal Crossing January Bugs: What's New

The Animal Crossing January bugs have arrived and are available for players to catch on their islands.

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a new set of critters can appear on islands depending on the current month from the real-time clock. Here are the new bugs to catch at the start of the new year.

Animal Crossing January Bugs: What's New

Unfortunately, it appears Northern Hemisphere islands will not be getting any new critters to catch in January. On the other hand, there are 21 brand new bugs to catch for those with a net in the Southern Hemisphere.

For those looking to catch every single creature to complete their NookPhone’s Critterpedia and Museum, it’s important to know which critters have arrived this month to stay ahead of the game. There’s no rush to catch any of them, however, as most of them will stick around for much longer than a month.

Here are the new bugs that have arrived in Southern Hemisphere islands.

• Grasshopper: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Ground, Common, 160 Bells
• Brown Cicada: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Trees (Non-palm), Common, 250 Bells
• Robust Cicada: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Trees (Non-palm), Common, 300 Bells
• Giant Cicada: 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. & 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Trees (Non-palm), Common, 500 Bells
• Evening Cicada: 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. & 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Trees (Non-palm), Common, 550 Bells
• Cicada Shell: All day, Trees (Non-palm), Rare, 10 Bells
• Blue Weevil Beetle: All day, Trees (Palm) Very rare, 800 Bells
• Earth-Boring Dung Beetle: All day, Ground, Common, 300 Bells
• Scarab Beetle: 11 p.m. to 8 a.m., Trees, Very rare, 10,000 Bells
• Saw Stag: All day, Trees, Uncommon, 2,000 Bells
• Miyama Stag: All day, Trees, Common, 1,000 Bells
• Giant Stag: 11 p.m. to 8 a.m., Trees, Rare, 10,000 Bells
• Cyclommatus Stag: 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., Trees (Palm), Rare, 8,000 Bells
• Golden Stag: 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., Trees (Palm), Very rare, 12,000 Bells
• Giraffe Stag: 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., Trees (Palm), Very rare, 12,000 Bells
• Horned Dynastid: 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., Trees, Common, 1,350 Bells
• Horned Atlas: 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., Trees (Palm), Rare, 8,000 Bells
• Horned Elephant: 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., Trees (Palm), Rare, 8,000 Bells
• Horned Hercules: 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., Trees (Palm), Very rare, 12,000 Bells
• Walking Stick: 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. & 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Trees, Rare, 600 Bells
• Walking Leaf: All day, Leafs under trees, Uncommon, 600 bells

Keep in mind that players can tell when they’ve caught a new creature because their character will exclaim “Yes!” before they say the bug’s name.

For more on Animal Crossing: New Horizons, feel free to check out our coverage of Toy Day and New Year's holiday items.