May Fish and Bugs you can catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

What will we be catching in May?

Aidan O'Brien

Published: Apr 27, 2020 01:08 pm

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Every month in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, different bugs and fish will be available to catch. In this guide, you will find a full list of all the different bugs and fish that you can catch in the game in May, and where to get them.

April Fish

Northern Hemisphere

Anchovy	200	Small	4am – 9pm	Sea
Angelfish	3,000	Small	4pm – 9am	River
Barred knifejaw	5,000	Medium	All day	Sea
Barreleye	15,000	Small	9pm – 4am	Sea
Betta	2,500	Small	9am – 4pm	River
Black bass	400	Medium	All day	River
Bluegill	180	Small	9am – 4pm	River
Butterfly fish	1,000	Small	All day	Sea
Carp	300	Medium	All day	Pond
Catfish	800	Medium	4pm – 9am	Pond

Char	3,800	Medium	4pm – 9am	River (Clifftop)
Cherry salmon	1,000	Medium	4pm – 9am	River (Clifftop)
Clown fish	650	Tiny	All day	Sea
Coelacanth	15,000	Huge	All day	Sea (Raining)
Crawfish	200	Small	All day	Pond
Crucian carp	160	Small	All day	River
Dace	240	Medium	4pm – 9am	River
Freshwater goby	400	Small	4pm – 9am	River
Frog	120	Small	All day	Pond
Giant trevally	4,500	Large	All day	Pier

Golden trout	15,000	Medium	4pm – 9am	River (Clifftop)
Goldfish	1,300	Tiny	All day	Pond
Guppy	1,300	Tiny	9am – 4pm	River
Horse mackerel	150	Small	All day	Sea
Killifish	300	Tiny	All day	Pond
Koi	4,000	Medium	4pm – 9am	Pond
Loach	400	Small	All day	River
Mahi-mahi	6,000	Large	All day	Pier
Neon tetra	500	Tiny	9am – 4pm	River
Nibble fish	1,500	Tiny	9am – 4pm	River

Oarfish	9,000	Huge	All day	Sea
Olive flounder	800	Large	All day	Sea
Pale chub	200	Tiny	9am – 4pm	River
Pop-eyed goldfish	1,300	Tiny	9am – 4pm	Pond
Rainbowfish	800	Tiny	9am – 4pm	River
Ranchu goldfish	4,500	Small	9am – 4pm	Pond
Red snapper	3,000	Medium	All day	Sea
Sea bass	400	Large	All day	Sea
Sea horse	1,100	Tiny	All day	Sea
Snapping Turtle	5,000	Large	9pm – 4am	River
Squid	500	Medium	All day	Sea
Surgeonfish	1,000	Small	All day	Sea
Tadpole	100	Tiny	All day	Pond
Zebra turkeyfish	500	Medium	All day	Sea

Southern Hemisphere

Anchovy	200	Small	4am – 9pm	Sea
Barred knifejaw	5,000	Medium	All day	Sea
Barreleye	15,000	Small	9pm – 4am	Sea
Bitterling	900	Tiny	All day	River
Black bass	400	Medium	All day	River
Blowfish	5,000	Medium	6pm – 4am	Sea
Blue marlin	10,000	Huge	All day	Pier
Bluegill	180	Small	9am – 4pm	River
Carp	300	Medium	All day	Pond
Char	3,800	Medium	4pm – 9am	River (Clifftop)

Cherry salmon	1,000	Medium	4pm – 9am	River (Clifftop)
Coelacanth	15,000	Huge	All day	Sea (Raining)
Crucian carp	160	Small	All day	River
Dab	300	Medium	All day	Sea
Dace	240	Medium	4pm – 9am	River
Football fish	2,500	Medium	4pm – 9am	Sea
Freshwater goby	400	Small	4pm – 9am	River
Golden trout	15,000	Medium	4pm – 9am	River (Clifftop)
Goldfish	1,300	Tiny	All day	Pond
Guppy	1,300	Tiny	9am – 4pm	River

Horse mackerel	150	Small	All day	Sea
Koi	4,000	Medium	4pm – 9am	Pond
Mitten crab	2,000	Small	4pm – 9am	River
Neon tetra	500	Tiny	9am – 4pm	River
Olive flounder	800	Large	All day	Sea
Pale chub	200	Tiny	9am – 4pm	River
Pike	1,800	Large	All day	River
Pop-eyed goldfish	1,300	Tiny	9am – 4pm	Pond
Ranchu goldfish	4,500	Small	9am – 4pm	Pond
Ray	3,000	Large	4am – 9pm	Sea
Red snapper	3,000	Medium	All day	Sea
Sea bass	400	Large	All day	Sea
Sea horse	1,100	Tiny	All day	Sea
Sturgeon	10,000	Huge	All day	River (Mouth)
Tuna	7,000	Huge	All day	Pier
Yellow perch	300	Medium	All day	River
Zebra turkeyfish	500	Medium	All day	Sea

May Bugs

Northern Hemisphere

Bug Name	Selling Price	Location	Time	Northern Hemisphere
Common Butterfly	160	Above Flowers	4am – 7pm	Sept – June
Yellow Butterfly	160	Flying	4am – 7pm	March – June, Sept – Oct
Tiger Butterfly	240	Flying	4am – 7pm	March – Sept
Peacock Butterfly	2,500	Above Purple, Black, and Blue Flowers	4am – 7pm	March – June
Common Bluebottle	300	Flying	4am – 7pm	April – Aug
Paper Kite Butterfly	1,000	Flying	8am – 7pm	All Months
Great Purple Emperor	3,000	Flying	4am – 7am	May – Aug
Agrias Butterfly	3,000	Flying	8am – 5pm	April – Sept
Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing	2,500	Above Purple, Black, and Blue Flowers	8am – 5pm	Dec – Feb, April – Sept

Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing	4,000	Flying	8am – 4pm	May – Sept
Moth	130	Around Light	7pm – 4am	All Months
Atlas Moth	3,000	On Trees	7pm – 4am	April – Sept
Madagascan Sunset Moth	2,500	Flying	8am – 4pm	April – Sept
Long Locust	200	In Grass	8am – 7pm	April – Nov
Rice Grasshopper	160	In Grass	8am – 7pm	Aug – Nov
Mantis	430	On Flowers	8am – 5pm	March – Nov
Orchid Mantis	2,400	On Flowers	8am – 5pm	March – Nov
Honeybee	200	Above Flowers	8am – 5pm	March – July
Wasp	2,500	Shaking Trees	All Day	All Months

Darner Dragonfly	230	Flying	8am – 5pm	April – Oct
Banded Dragonfly	4,500	Flying	8am – 5pm	May – Oct
Mole Cricket	500	Underground	All Day	Nov – May
Pondskater	130	In Rivers	8am – 7pm	May – Sept
Diving Beetle	800	In Rivers	8am – 7pm	May – Sept
Giant Water Beetle	2,000	On Ponds and Rivers	7pm – 8am	April – Sept
Stinkbug	120	On Trees	All Day	March – Oct
Man-faced Stinkbug	1,000	On Flowers	7pm – 8am	March – Oct
Ladybug	200	On Flowers	8am – 5pm	March – June, Oct
Tiger Beetle	1,500	Flying	All Day	Feb – Oct

Jewel Beetle	2,400	On Trees	All Day	April – Aug
Citrus Long-horned Beetle	350	On Tree Stumps	All Day	All Months
Rosalia Batesi Beetle	3,000	On Tree Stumps	All Day	May – Sept
Violin Beetle	450	On Trees	All Day	May – Nov
Bagworm	600	On Trees	All Day	All Months
Ant	80	On Rotten Turnips	All Day	All Months
Hermit Crab	1,000	On Beach	7pm – 8am	All Months
Wharf Roach	200	On Beach (Rocks)	All Day	All Months
Fly	60	On Rotten Turnips and Trash	All Day	All Months
Flea	70	On Infested Villagers	All Day	April – Nov
Snail	250	Under Rocks	All Day	All Months
Pill Bug	250	Under Rocks	11pm – 4pm	Sept – June
Centipede	300	Under Rocks	5pm – 11pm	Sept – June
Spider	480	Shaking Trees	7pm – 8am	All Months
Scorpion	8,000	On Ground	7pm – 4am	May – Oct

Southern Hemisphere

Bug Name	Selling Price	Location	Time	Southern Hemisphere
Common Butterfly	160	Above Flowers	4am – 7pm	March – Dec
Paper Kite Butterfly	1,000	Flying	8am – 7pm	All Months
Monarch Butterfly	140	Flying	4am – 5pm	March – May
Moth	130	Around Light	7pm – 4am	All Months
Long Locust	200	In Grass	8am – 7pm	Oct – May
Migratory Locust	600	In Grass	8am – 7pm	Feb – May
Rice Grasshopper	160	In Grass	8am – 7pm	Feb – May
Cricket	130	In Grass	5pm – 8am	March – May
Orchid Mantis	2,400	On Flowers	8am – 5pm	Sept – May

Wasp	2,500	Shaking Trees	All Day	All Months
Damselfly	500	Flying	All Day	May – Aug
Mole Cricket	500	Underground	All Day	May – Nov
Citrus Long-horned Beetle	350	On Tree Stumps	All Day	All Months
Violin Beetle	450	On Trees	All Day	March – Dec
Walking Stick	600	On Trees	4am – 8am, 5pm – 7pm	Jan – May
Bagworm	600	On Trees	All Day	All Months
Ant	80	On Rotten Turnips	All Day	All Months
Hermit Crab	1,000	On Beach	7pm – 8am	All Months
Wharf Roach	200	On Beach (Rocks)	All Day	All Months
Fly	60	On Rotten Turnips and Trash	All Day	All Months
Flea	70	On Infested Villagers	All Day	Oct – May
Snail	250	Under Rocks	All Day	All Months
Pill Bug	250	Under Rocks	11pm – 4pm	March – Dec
Centipede	300	Under Rocks	5pm – 11pm	March – Dec
Spider	480	Shaking Trees	7pm – 8am	All Months
Tarantula	8,000	On Ground	7pm – 4am	May – Oct

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Aidan O'Brien

Aidan O'Brien has been playing games for over three decades and has been writing about them for five years. When not getting stomped on by the creations of Hidetaka Miyazaki, he enjoys spending too much time in Warframe, Destiny 2 and any other ARPG with a solid grind. When not writing, he is doing inexplicable behind-the-scenes magic for GAMURS Group.