Animal Crossing: New Horizons complete list of new fish and bugs for May
Now that it’s May, new schools of fish and swarms of bugs are available to catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch.
There’s no rush to catch any of them, as they’ll stick around for much longer than a month, but make sure you donate any new finds to Blathers to complete your Museum. You can tell when you’ve caught a new creature because your character will exclaim “Yes!” before they say the bug or fish’s name.
You can also check in your Critterpedia to see if you’ve donated the bug fish or not. If you have, there will be a little owl icon next to the critter name. (Note that these emblems won’t show up if you’re on someone else’s island.)
We’ve broken up the list of new bugs and fish to catch in May by hemisphere below, so you can check which ones are new in your area.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons new fish and bugs in May (Northern Hemisphere)
| Critter type | Critter | Location | Shadow size | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critter type | Critter | Location | Shadow size | Time |
| Bug | Great Purple Emperor | Flying | N/A | 4 a.m. - 7 p.m. |
| Bug | Queen Alexandra's Birdwing | Flying | N/A | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
| Bug | Banded Dragonfly | Flying | N/A | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
| Bug | Pondskater | Ponds | N/A | 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. |
| Bug | Diving Beetle | Ponds and rivers | N/A | 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. |
| Bug | Violin Beetle | On tree stumps | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Rosalia Batesi Beetle | On tree stumps | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Scorpion | On ground | N/A | 7 p.m. - 4 a.m. |
| Fish | Frog | Pond | Small | All day |
| Fish | Catfish | Pond | Large | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
| Fish | Nibble Fish | River | Smallest | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
| Fish | Angelfish | River | Small | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
| Fish | Betta | River | Small | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
| Fish | Rainbowfish | River | Smallest | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
| Fish | Giant Trevally | Pier | Large | All day |
| Fish | Mahi-mahi | Pier | Large | All day |
| Sea Creature | Sea urchin | Ocean (Diving) | N/A | All day |
| Sea Creature | Slate pencil urchin | Ocean (Diving) | N/A | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
| Sea Creature | Gigas giant clam | Ocean (Diving) | N/A | All day |
| Sea Creature | Vampire squid | Ocean (Diving) | N/A | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
| Sea Creature | Spotted garden eel | Ocean (Diving) | N/A | 4 a.m. - 9 p.m. |
Animal Crossing: New Horizons new fish and bugs in May (Southern Hemisphere)
| Critter type | Critter | Location | Shadow size | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critter type | Critter | Location | Shadow size | Time |
| Bug | Damselfly | Flying | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Mole Cricket | Underground | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Tarantula | On ground | N/A | 7 p.m. - 4 a.m. |
| Fish | Bitterling | River | Smallest | All day |
| Fish | Blowfish | Sea | Medium | 6 p.m. - 4 a.m. |
| Fish | Tuna | Pier | Largest | All day |
| Fish | Football Fish | Sea | Large | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
| Sea Creature | Sea cucumber | Ocean (Diving) | N/A | All day |
| Sea Creature | Sea pig | Ocean (Diving) | N/A | 4 p.m. - 9 a .m. |
| Sea Creature | Dungeoness crab | Ocean (Diving) | N/A | All day |
| Sea Creature | Snow crab | Ocean (Diving) | N/A | All day |
| Sea Creature | Red king crab | Ocean (Diving) | N/A | All day |
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