Animal Crossing: New Horizons Bug, Fish, & Item Tracking
Active Fish • 44
Napoleonfish
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
Sea
XX-Large
Active until 9 PM!
anchovy
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea
Small
Active until 9 PM!
barred knifejaw
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Nov
January
December
Sea
Medium
Active until December!
betta
Activity
9 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Oct
January
December
River
Small
Active until 4 PM!
black bass
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
River
Large
Always Active!
blue marlin
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Apr, Jul - Sep, Nov - Dec
January
December
Pier
XX-Large
Active until October!
bluegill
Activity
9 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
River
Small
Active until 4 PM!
butterfly fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
Sea
Small
Active until October!
carp
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Pond
Large
Always Active!
clown fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Small
Active until October!
coelacanth
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea (rainy days)
XX-Large
Always Active!
crawfish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
Pond
Small
Active until October!
crucian carp
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
River
Small
Always Active!
dorado
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
River
X-Large
Active until 9 PM!
frog
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Aug
January
December
Pond
Small
Active until September!
giant snakehead
Activity
9 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Aug
January
December
Pond
Large
Active until 4 PM!
giant trevally
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Oct
January
December
Pier
X-Large
Active until November!
goldfish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Pond
X-Small
Always Active!
guppy
Activity
9 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Nov
January
December
River
X-Small
Active until 4 PM!
horse mackerel
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea
Small
Always Active!
killifish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Aug
January
December
Pond
X-Small
Active until September!
mahi-mahi
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Oct
January
December
Pier
X-Large
Active until November!
moray eel
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Oct
January
December
Sea
Long
Active until November!
neon tetra
Activity
9 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Nov
January
December
River
X-Small
Active until 4 PM!
nibble fish
Activity
9 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
River
X-Small
Active until 4 PM!
ocean sunfish
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Large w/Fin
Active until 9 PM!
olive flounder
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea
X-Large
Always Active!
pale chub
Activity
9 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
River
X-Small
Active until 4 PM!
pop-eyed goldfish
Activity
9 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Pond
X-Small
Active until 4 PM!
puffer fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Sea
Medium
Active until October!
rainbowfish
Activity
9 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Oct
January
December
River
X-Small
Active until 4 PM!
ranchu goldfish
Activity
9 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Pond
Small
Active until 4 PM!
ray
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Nov
January
December
Sea
X-Large
Active until 9 PM!
red snapper
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea
Large
Always Active!
ribbon eel
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Oct
January
December
Sea
Long
Active until November!
sea bass
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Sea
X-Large
Always Active!
sea horse
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Nov
January
December
Sea
X-Small
Active until December!
squid
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Aug, Dec
January
December
Sea
Medium
Active until September!
suckerfish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Large w/Fin
Active until October!
surgeonfish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
Sea
Small
Active until October!
sweetfish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
River
Medium
Active until October!
tilapia
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Oct
January
December
River
Medium
Active until November!
whale shark
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Sea
X-Large w/Fin
Active until October!
zebra turkeyfish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Nov
January
December
Sea
Medium
Active until December!
Active Bugs • 41
Madagascan sunset moth
Activity
8 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 4 PM!
Queen Alexandra's birdwing
Activity
8 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 4 PM!
Rajah Brooke's birdwing
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Feb, Apr - Sep, Dec
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 5 PM!
agrias butterfly
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Sep
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 5 PM!
ant
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
On rotten turnips or candy
Always Active!
bagworm
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Shaking trees (hardwood or cedar only)
Always Active!
banded dragonfly
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Oct
January
December
Flying near water
Active until 5 PM!
blue weevil beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On palm trees
Active until September!
brown cicada
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Active until 5 PM!
cicada shell
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Active until September!
citrus long-horned beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
On tree stumps
Always Active!
common bluebottle
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Aug
January
December
Flying
Active until 7 PM!
darner dragonfly
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Oct
January
December
Flying near water
Active until 5 PM!
diving beetle
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
On rivers/ponds
Active until 7 PM!
drone beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Active until September!
earth-boring dung beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
On the ground
Active until October!
flea
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Nov
January
December
On villagers
Active until December!
fly
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Flying near trash (boots, tires, cans, used fountain fireworks) or rotten turnips
Always Active!
giant cicada
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Active until 5 PM!
grasshopper
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
On the ground
Active until 5 PM!
great purple emperor
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Aug
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 7 PM!
jewel beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Aug
January
December
On tree stumps
Active until September!
long locust
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Nov
January
December
On the ground
Active until 7 PM!
mantis
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Nov
January
December
On flowers
Active until 5 PM!
migratory locust
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Nov
January
December
On the ground
Active until 7 PM!
miyama stag
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Active until September!
orchid mantis
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Nov
January
December
On white flowers
Active until 5 PM!
paper kite butterfly
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 7 PM!
pondskater
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
On rivers/ponds
Active until 7 PM!
rice grasshopper
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Nov
January
December
On the ground
Active until 7 PM!
robust cicada
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Active until 5 PM!
rosalia batesi beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
On tree stumps
Active until October!
saw stag
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Active until September!
snail
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
On rocks/bushes
Always Active!
stinkbug
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Oct
January
December
On flowers
Active until November!
tiger beetle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Feb - Oct
January
December
On the ground
Active until November!
tiger butterfly
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Sep
January
December
Flying
Active until 7 PM!
walker cicada
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Aug - Sep
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Active until 5 PM!
walking leaf
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Disguised under trees
Active until October!
wasp
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Shaking trees
Always Active!
wharf roach
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
On beach rocks
Always Active!
Active Sea Creatures • 16
acorn barnacle
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
X-Small
Always Active!
gazami crab
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Nov
January
December
Medium
Active until December!
gigas giant clam
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
X-Large
Active until October!
moon jellyfish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Sep
January
December
Small
Active until October!
mussel
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Dec
January
December
Small
Active until January!
octopus
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Medium
Always Active!
pearl oyster
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Small
Always Active!
scallop
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Medium
Always Active!
sea anemone
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Large
Always Active!
sea grapes
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Sep
January
December
Small
Active until October!
sea pineapple
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Aug
January
December
Small
Active until September!
sea slug
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
X-Small
Always Active!
sea star
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Small
Always Active!
sea urchin
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Sep
January
December
Small
Active until October!
spotted garden eel
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Oct
January
December
Small
Active until 9 PM!
whelk
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
All year
January
December
Small
Always Active!
Creatures Leaving This Month • 17
Napoleonfish
Fish
Activity
4 AM – 9 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
Sea
XX-Large
Active until 9 PM!
blue weevil beetle
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On palm trees
Active until September!
brown cicada
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Active until 5 PM!
cicada shell
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Active until September!
common bluebottle
Bugs
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Aug
January
December
Flying
Active until 7 PM!
drone beetle
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Active until September!
frog
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Aug
January
December
Pond
Small
Active until September!
giant cicada
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Active until 5 PM!
giant snakehead
Fish
Activity
9 AM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jun - Aug
January
December
Pond
Large
Active until 4 PM!
great purple emperor
Bugs
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Aug
January
December
Flying near flowers
Active until 7 PM!
jewel beetle
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Aug
January
December
On tree stumps
Active until September!
killifish
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Aug
January
December
Pond
X-Small
Active until September!
miyama stag
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Active until September!
robust cicada
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On hardwood/cedar trees
Active until 5 PM!
saw stag
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jul - Aug
January
December
On trees (any kind)
Active until September!
sea pineapple
Sea Creatures
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Apr - Aug
January
December
Small
Active until September!
squid
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Aug, Dec
January
December
Sea
Medium
Active until September!
Creatures Coming Next Month • 22
bell cricket
Bugs
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Sep - Oct
January
December
On the ground
Inactive until September
centipede
Bugs
Activity
4 PM – 11 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Jun, Sep - Dec
January
December
From hitting rocks
Inactive until September
chambered nautilus
Sea Creatures
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun, Sep - Nov
January
December
Medium
Inactive until September
char
Fish
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun, Sep - Nov
January
December
River (clifftop)
Medium
Inactive until September
cherry salmon
Fish
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun, Sep - Nov
January
December
River (clifftop)
Medium
Inactive until September
common butterfly
Bugs
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Jun, Sep - Dec
January
December
Flying
Inactive until September
cricket
Bugs
Activity
5 PM – 8 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Sep - Nov
January
December
On the ground
Inactive until September
golden trout
Fish
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - May, Sep - Nov
January
December
River (clifftop)
Medium
Inactive until September
king salmon
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Sep
January
December
River (mouth)
X-Large
Inactive until September
mitten crab
Fish
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Sep - Nov
January
December
River
Small
Inactive until September
monarch butterfly
Bugs
Activity
4 AM – 5 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Sep - Nov
January
December
Flying near flowers
Inactive until September
oyster
Sea Creatures
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Feb, Sep - Dec
January
December
Small
Inactive until September
pike
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Sep - Dec
January
December
River
X-Large
Inactive until September
pill bug
Bugs
Activity
11 PM – 4 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Jun, Sep - Dec
January
December
From hitting rocks
Inactive until September
red dragonfly
Bugs
Activity
8 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Sep - Oct
January
December
Flying near water
Inactive until September
salmon
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Sep
January
December
River (mouth)
Large
Inactive until September
sturgeon
Fish
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Mar, Sep - Dec
January
December
River (mouth)
XX-Large
Inactive until September
sweet shrimp
Sea Creatures
Activity
4 PM – 9 AM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Jan - Feb, Sep - Dec
January
December
Small
Inactive until September
turban shell
Sea Creatures
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - May, Sep - Dec
January
December
Small
Inactive until September
umbrella octopus
Sea Creatures
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - May, Sep - Nov
January
December
Small
Inactive until September
violin beetle
Bugs
Activity
All day
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
May - Jun, Sep - Nov
January
December
On tree stumps
Inactive until September
yellow butterfly
Bugs
Activity
4 AM – 7 PM
12 AM
12 PM
12 AM
Mar - Jun, Sep - Oct
January
December
Flying
Inactive until September