January in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a quiet month for new critters in the Northern Hemisphere and an incredibly active month for collectors in the Southern Hemisphere. Whether you’re filling your Museum, hunting high-value beetles, or simply trying to keep track of seasonal spawns, knowing exactly what appears in January makes planning much easier.

January Bug Spawns

Because New Horizons ties its critter cycles to real-world seasons, January behaves very differently depending on your island’s hemisphere:

• Northern Hemisphere: Winter continues, bringing a smaller, stable set of bugs. None are new this month, and none leave after January.
• Southern Hemisphere: It’s peak summer, meaning the game offers one of its largest bug pools of the year, including several rare beetles and high-value palm-tree spawns.

Northern Hemisphere — All January Bugs

Bug Name	Location	Time	Sell Price (Bells)
Common Butterfly	Flying	4am – 7pm	160
Yellow Butterfly	Flying	4am – 7pm	160
Tiger Butterfly	Flying	4am – 7pm	240
Peacock Butterfly	Flying near hybrid flowers	4am – 7pm	2,500
Common Bluebottle	Flying	4am – 7pm	300
Paper Kite Butterfly	Flying	8am – 7pm	1,000
Great Purple Emperor	Flying near trees	4am – 7pm	3,000
Emperor Butterfly	Flying	5pm – 8am	4,000
Agrias Butterfly	Flying	8am – 5pm	3,000
Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing	Flying	8am – 5pm	2,500
Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing	Flying	8am – 4pm	4,000
Madagascan Sunset Moth	Flying	8am – 4am	2,500
Damselfly	Flying near water	All day	500
Dung Beetle	Pushing snowballs	All day	3,000
Spider	Shaking trees	7pm – 8am	600
Wasp	Shaking non-fruit hardwood or cedar trees	All day	2,500
Ant	Spoiled turnips or candy	All day	80
Fly	Trash, spoiled turnips	All day	60
Mole Cricket	Underground (listen & dig)	All day	500
Hermit Crab	Beach	7pm – 8am	1,000
Man-Faced Stinkbug	On flowers	All day	1,000

Southern Hemisphere — All January Bugs

January is one of the most important months for Southern Hemisphere players. A massive 61 bugs can be caught, including 21 new arrivals and even one bug that leaves after the month ends.

If you’re hunting rare beetles or completing your Museum, January is a prime collection month.

Bugs Available in January (Southern Hemisphere)

Here is the complete set of bugs spawning this month:

Name	Price	Location	Time
Tiger Butterfly	240	Flying	4am–7pm
Common Bluebottle	300	Flying	4am–7pm
Paper Kite Butterfly	1,000	Flying	8am–7pm
Great Purple Emperor	3,000	Flying	5pm–8am
Emperor Butterfly	4,000	Flying	5pm–8am
Agrias Butterfly	3,000	Flying	8am–5pm
Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing	2,500	Flying	8am–5pm
Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing	4,000	Flying	8am–4pm
Moth	130	Near light	7pm–4am
Atlas Moth	3,000	On trees	7pm–4am
Madagascan Sunset Moth	2,500	Flying	8am–4pm
Long Locust	200	Ground	8am–7pm
Grasshopper	160	Ground	8am–5pm
Mantis	430	Flowers	8am–5pm
Orchid Mantis	2,400	White flowers	8am–5pm
Honeybee	200	Flying	8am–5pm
Wasp	2,500	Shaking trees	All day
Brown Cicada	250	Trees	8am–5pm
Robust Cicada	300	Trees	8am–5pm
Giant Cicada	500	Trees	8am–5pm
Evening Cicada	550	Trees	4am–8am & 4pm–7pm
Cicada Shell	10	Trees	All day
Darner Dragonfly	230	Flying	8am–5pm
Banded Dragonfly	4,500	Flying	8am–5pm
Pondskater	130	Fresh water	8am–7pm
Diving Beetle	800	Fresh water	8am–7pm
Giant Water Bug	2,000	Fresh water	7pm–8am
Stinkbug	120	Flowers	All day
Man-Faced Stink Bug	1,000	Flowers	7pm–8am
Tiger Beetle	1,500	Ground	All day
Jewel Beetle	2,400	Tree stumps	All day
Citrus Long-Horned Beetle	350	Tree stumps	All day
Rosalia Batesi Beetle	3,000	Tree stumps	All day
Blue Weevil Beetle	800	Palm trees	All day
Earth-Boring Dung Beetle	300	Ground	All day
Scarab Beetle	10,000	Trees	11pm–8am
Drone Beetle	200	Trees	All day
Goliath Beetle	8,000	Palm trees	5pm–8am
Saw Stag	2,000	Trees	All day
Miyama Stag	1,000	Trees	All day
Giant Stag	10,000	Trees	11pm–8am
Cyclommatus Stag	8,000	Palm trees	5pm–8am
Golden Stag	12,000	Palm trees	5pm–8am
Giraffe Stag	12,000	Palm trees	5pm–8am
Horned Dynastid	1,350	Trees	5pm–8am
Horned Atlas	8,000	Palm trees	5pm–8am
Horned Elephant	8,000	Palm trees	5pm–8am
Horned Hercules	12,000	Palm trees	5pm–8am
Walking Stick	600	Trees	4am–8am & 5pm–7pm
Walking Leaf	600	Disguised as leaves	All day
Bagworm	600	Shaking trees	All day
Ant	80	Rotten items	All day
Hermit Crab	1,000	Shoreline disguise	7pm–8am
Wharf Roach	200	Beach rocks	All day
Fly	60	Near trash	All day
Mosquito	130	Flying	5pm–4am
Flea	70	Villagers	All day
Snail	250	Rocks/bushes (rain)	All day
Spider	600	Shaking trees	7pm–8am
Scorpion	8,000	On the ground	7pm–4am

New Bugs in January (Southern Hemisphere)

January introduces 21 new bugs to the Southern Hemisphere. Many are valuable beetles found on palm trees, making this the perfect month to grow palm trees on your beaches.

New January bugs include:

Name	Price	Location	Time
Grasshopper	160	Ground	8am–5pm
Brown Cicada	250	Trees	8am–5pm
Robust Cicada	300	Trees	8am–5pm
Giant Cicada	500	Trees	8am–5pm
Evening Cicada	550	Trees	4am–8am & 4pm–7pm
Cicada Shell	10	Trees	All day
Blue Weevil Beetle	800	Palm trees	All day
Earth-Boring Dung Beetle	300	Ground	All day
Scarab Beetle	10,000	Trees	11pm–8am
Saw Stag	2,000	Trees	All day
Miyama Stag	1,000	Trees	All day
Giant Stag	10,000	Trees	11pm–8am
Cyclommatus Stag	8,000	Palm trees	5pm–8am
Golden Stag	12,000	Palm trees	5pm–8am
Giraffe Stag	12,000	Palm trees	5pm–8am
Horned Dynastid	1,350	Trees	5pm–8am
Horned Atlas	8,000	Palm trees	5pm–8am
Horned Elephant	8,000	Palm trees	5pm–8am
Horned Hercules	12,000	Palm trees	5pm–8am
Walking Stick	600	Trees	4am–8am & 5pm–7pm
Walking Leaf	600	Disguised as leaves	All day

These beetles, especially those on palm trees, are among the most profitable bugs in the game, often selling for 8,000–12,000 Bells each.

Bugs Leaving After January (Southern Hemisphere)

Only one bug leaves after January:

• Honeybee – Flying, 8am–5pm

If you’re missing it in your Critterpedia, make sure to catch one before the month ends.

Pro Tips for January Bug Collecting

• Palm trees are essential in the Southern Hemisphere for rare beetle spawns. Plant several along the beach to maximize your chances.
• Night hours are the most profitable, with high-value stags and horned beetles appearing between 5pm and 8am.
• Northern players can focus on winter fish or deep-sea creatures, since bugs remain stable this month.
• Snowballs are your friend—rolling one around is the easiest way to spawn dung beetles in the Northern Hemisphere. Play Now!

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