Your island in Animal Crossing New Horizons acts very much like our real world. It has seasons and the various bugs, fish, and sea creatures you can catch in the game will only show up during certain months, times of the day, and in some cases, in particular weather. In this guide, we’ll run you through all Animal Crossing New Horizons August bugs, fish and sea creatures that you can catch this month, as well as let you know which will be disappearing now that July’s been and gone.
All New Animal Crossing New Horizons Bugs, Fish & Sea Creatures to Catch in August
Bugs
- Migratory Locust: August – November (8am-7pm) – 600 Bells
- Rice Grasshopper: August – November (8am-7pm) – 400 Bells
- Walker Cicada: August – September (8am-5pm) – 400 Bells
Fish
- Moray Eel: August – October (All Day) – 2,000 Bells
- Ray: August – November (4am-9pm) – 3,000 Bells
- Soft-Shelled Turtle: August – September (4pm-9am) – 3,750 Bells
Sea Creatures
- Flatworm: August – September (4pm-9am) – 700 Bells
While these aren’t necessarily ‘brand-new’ to the game, these bugs, fish and sea creatures may be required to complete your museum’s collection, or maybe you just want to add them to your own personal collection in your house.
Given they don’t show up for too long, make sure you get them as soon as possible so you don’t have to wait another 12 months to try again.
All Animal Crossing New Horizons Bugs & Fish Leaving in August
Bugs
- Blue Weevil Beetle
- Brown Cicada
- Cicada Shell
- Common Bluebottle
- Cyclomattus Stag
- Drone Beetle
- Evening Cicada
- Giant Cicada
- Giant Stag
- Giraffe Stag
- Golden Stag
- Great Purple Emperor
- Horned Atlas
- Horned Dynastid
- Horned Elephant
- Horned Hercules
- Jewel Beetle
- Miyama Stag
- Robust Cicada
- Saw Stag
- Scarab Beetle
Fish
- Frog
- Giant Snakehead
- Killifish
- Napoleonfish
- Squid
Sea Creatures
- Sea Pineapple
- Vampire Squid
That’s the complete list of all new Animal Crossing New Horizons bugs, fish and sea creatures in August, and those that are leaving in the month. For more tips, tricks and guides, head over to our wiki or see more of our coverage on the game below.