Every New April Bug, Fish, and Sea Creature in Animal Crossing: Horizons

Last Edited: 1 Apr 2021 12:57 am

This page contains a full list of all new April fish and new April bugs that can be caught in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. We have even included a handy checklist of the new Fish and Bugs that you can catch throughout the month.

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All New Bugs Appearing in April

For those in the Northern Hemisphere, there are 10 new bugs available to be caught in April. In the Southern Hemisphere, there are 3 new bugs for players to catch.

Scroll down to see exactly when and where to get them in our handy April Bug checklist.

New Bugs in April
Northern Hemisphere	Southern Hemisphere
Agrias butterfly	Common bluebottle
Atlas moth	Jewel beetle
Common bluebottle	Ladybug
Darner dragonfly
Flea
Giant water bug
Jewel beetle
Madagascan sunset moth
Long locust
Rajah Brooke’s birdwing

All New Fish Appearing in April

For those in the Northern Hemisphere, there are 10 new fish available to be caught in April. In the Southern Hemisphere, there are 2 new fish for players to catch.

Scroll down to see exactly when and where to get them in our handy April Fish checklist.

Fish – Northern Hemisphere

Butterfly Fish

Fish Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
Butterfly Fish	1,000	Sea	All Day	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August, September
	1,000	Sea	All Day	Southern Hemisphere: October, November, December, January, February, March

Clownfish

Fish Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	650	Oeacean	All Day	Northern Hemisphere:April, May, June, July, August, September
	650	Oeacean	All Day	Southern Hemisphere:October, November, December, January, February, March

Crawfish

Fish Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	200	Pond	All Day	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August, September
	200	Pond	All Day	Southern Hemisphere:October, November, December, January, February, March

Guppy

Fish Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	1,300	River	9am – 4pm	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
	1,300	River	9am – 4pm	Southern Hemisphere: October, November, January, February, March, April, May

Killifish

Fish Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	300	Pond	All Day	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August
	300	Pond	All Day	Southern Hemisphere: October, November, December, January, February

Neon Tetra

Fish Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	500	River	9am – 4pm	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
	500	River	9am – 4pm	Southern Hemisphere: October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May

Seahorse

Fish Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	1,100	Sea	All Day	Northern Hemisphere:April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
	1,100	Sea	All Day	Southern Hemisphere:October, November, January, February, March, April, May

Snapping Turtle

Fish Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	5,000	River	9pm – 4am	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August, September, October
	5,000	River	9pm – 4am	Southern Hemisphere: October, November, December, January, February, March, April

Surgeonfish

Fish Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	1,000	Sea	All Day	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August, September
	1,000	Sea	All Day	Southern Hemisphere: October, November, December, January, February, March

Zebra Turkeyfish

Fish Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	500	Sea	All Day	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
	500	Sea	All Day	Southern Hemisphere: October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May

Bugs – Northern Hemisphere

Agrias Butterfly

Bug Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	3,000	Flying	8am – 5pm	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August, September
	3,000	Flying	8am – 5pm	Southern Hemisphere: October, November, December, January, February, March

Atlas Moth

Bug Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	3,000	On Trees	7pm – 4am	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August, September
	3,000	On Trees	7pm – 4am	Southern Hemisphere: October, November, December, January, February, March,

Common Butterfly

Bug Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	160	Above Flowers	4am – 7pm	Northern Hemisphere: September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June
Southern Hemisphere: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Bug Icon

Price

Location

Time

Season / Months

160

Above Flowers

4am – 7pm

Northern Hemisphere:

September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June

Southern Hemisphere: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Darner Dragonfly

Bug Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	230	Flying	8am – 5pm	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August, September, October
	230	Flying	8am – 5pm	Southern Hemisphere: October, November, December, January, February, March, April

Flea

Bug Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	70	On Flea-Infested Villagers	All Day	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
	70	On Flea-Infested Villagers	All Day	Southern Hemisphere: October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May

Giant Water Bug

Bug Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	2,000	On Ponds and Rivers	7pm – 8am	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August, September
	2,000	On Ponds and Rivers	7pm – 8am	Southern Hemisphere: January, February, March, October, November, December

Jewel Beetle

Bug Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	2,400	On Trees	All Day	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August
	2,400	On Trees	All Day	Southern Hemisphere: October, November, December, January, February

Madagascan Sunset Moth

Bug Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	2,500	Flying	8am – 4pm	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August, September
	2,500	Flying	8am – 4pm	Southern Hemisphere: October, November, December, January, February, March

Long Locust

Bug Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	200	In Grass	8am – 7pm	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
	200	In Grass	8am – 7pm	Southern Hemisphere:October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May

Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing

Bug Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	2,500	Above Purple, Black and Blue Flowers	8am – 5pm	Northern Hemisphere: December January, February, April, May, June, July, August, September
	2,500	Above Purple, Black and Blue Flowers	8am – 5pm	Southern Hemisphere: June, July, August, October, November, December, January, February, March

Fish – Southern Hemisphere

Dab

Fish Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	300	Sea	All Day	Northern Hemisphere: October, November, December, January, February, March, April
	300	Sea	All Day	Southern Hemisphere: August, September, October

Yellow Perch

Fish Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	300	River	All Day	Northern Hemisphere: October, November, December, January, February, March
	300	River	All Day	Southern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August, September

Bugs – Southern Hemisphere

Common Bluebottle

Bug Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	300	Flying	4am – 7pm	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August
	300	Flying	4am – 7pm	Southern Hemisphere: October , November, December, January, February

Jewel Beetle

Bug Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	2,400	On Trees	All Day	Northern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August
	2,400	On Trees	All Day	Southern Hemisphere: October, November, December, January, February

Ladybug

Bug Icon	Price	Location	Time	Season / Months
	200	On Flowers	8am – 5pm	Northern Hemisphere: March, April, May, June, October
	200	On Flowers	8am – 5pm	Southern Hemisphere: April & September, October, November, December

This month, you can catch 20 sea creatures in the Northern Hemisphere, and 23 in the Southern Hemisphere.

Sea Creatures Appearing in April

There are no new sea creatures in the Northern Hemisphere for April, but there are 3 new sea creatures in the Southern Hemisphere.

New Sea Creatures in April – Northern Hemisphere

There are no ne sea creatures this month in the Northern Hemisphere.

New Sea Creatures in April – Southern Hemisphere

Seaweed

Creature Icon	Price	Shadow Size	Location	Time	Season / Months
	600	Large Shadow	Sea (Diving)	All Day	Northern Hemisphere: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, October, November, December
	600	Large Shadow	Sea (Diving)	All Day	Southern Hemisphere: January, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Spiny Lobster

Creature Icon	Price	Shadow Size	Location	Time	Season / Months
	5000	Large Shadow	Sea (Diving)	9 PM – 4 AM	Northern Hemisphere: October, November, December
	5000	Large Shadow	Sea (Diving)	9 PM – 4 AM	Southern Hemisphere: April, May, June

Venus’ Flower Basket

Creature Icon	Price	Shadow Size	Location	Time	Season / Months
	5000	Medium Shadow	Sea (Diving)	All day	Northern Hemisphere: January, February, October, November, December
	5000	Medium Shadow	Sea (Diving)	All day	Southern Hemisphere: April, May, June, July, August

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