How and where to catch Animal Crossing fish & bugs leaving after May
NintendoAnimal Crossing: New Horizons is set for another batch of bugs and fish in May, meaning it will also be your last chance to catch critters like the orchid mantis, mole cricket, and more leaving by the end of the month.
While the types of critters that players in the Northern and Southern hemispheres may be different, every Animal Crossing player looking to complete their Critterpedia are constantly keeping up with the ever-changing selection of animals available in a month.
Some bugs and fish can disappear for months at a time, making it a dreadfully long wait for people who missed out on that last animal they needed. To make sure that doesn’t happen to you, check out the full breakdown of migrating species that won’t be available in June.
Northern Hemisphere bugs and fish
NintendoThere isn’t going to be much of a change for residents in the Northern region of Animal Crossing’s island territory.
| Insects Leaving after May | |||
| Name | Location | Time | Price |
| Mole cricket | Underground | All day | 500 Bells |
| Fish Leaving after May | ||||
| Name | Location | Shadow Size | Time | Price |
| Golden trout | River (Clifftop) | Medium-small | 4pm – 9am | 15,000 Bells |
| Oarfish | Sea | Huge | All day | 9,000 Bells |
| Loach | River | Small | All day | 400 Bells |
Though one in particular is going to disappoint high-stakes players who cash in on the game’s most prized fish. The golden trout will not be in the June waters for this hemisphere.
The fish can be cashed in for a whopping 15,000 Bells with a single catch, but players will have to be diligent to catch it in its 4 PM – 9 AM spawn frame.
Southern Hemisphere bugs and fishes
Oarfish are leaving the waters after the month of May.Contrast to its northern relative, the Southern Hemisphere has a fair few entries. There will be 20 animals in all that are leaving when June rolls around.
| Insects Leaving after May | |||
| Name | Location | Time | Price |
| Orchid mantis | On white flowers | 8am – 5pm | 2,400 Bells |
| Migratory locust | On the ground | 8am – 7pm | 600 Bells |
| Walking stick | On trees | 4am – 8am & 5pm – 7pm | 600 Bells |
| Violin beetle | On tree stumps | All day | 450 Bells |
| Mantis | On flowers | 8am – 5pm | 430 Bells |
| Long locust | On the ground | 8am – 7pm | 200 Bells |
| Rice grasshopper | On the ground | 8am – 7pm | 160 Bells |
| Monarch butterfly | Flying | 4am – 5pm | 140 Bells |
| Cricket | On the ground | On villagers | 130 Bells |
| Flea | On villagers | All day | 70 Bells |
| Fish Leaving after May | ||||
| Name | Location | Shadow Size | Time | Price |
| Golden trout | River (Clifftop) | Medium-small | 4pm – 9am | 15,000 Bells |
| Barred knifejaw | Sea | Medium-small | All day | 5,000 Bells |
| Char | River (Clifftop) Pond | Medium-small | 4pm – 9am | 3,800 Bells |
| Ray | Sea | Large | 4am – 9pm | 3,000Bells |
| Mitten crab | River | Small | 4pm – 9am | 2,000 Bells |
| Guppy | River | Tiny | 9am – 4pm | 1,300Bells |
| Sea horse | Sea | Tiny | All day | 1,100Bells |
| Cherry salmon | River (Clifftop) Pond | Medium-small | 4pm – 9am | 1,00 Bells |
| Neon tetra | River | Tiny | 9am – 4pm | 500Bells |
| Zebra turkeyfish | Sea | Medium-small | All day | 500 Bells |
Chief among them will be the golden trout again. The fish is going out of the waters worldwide and won’t be back until all the way in September, so get to harvesting on them.
As for the May bug migrations, the orchid mantis will be taking off until later in the year, along with nine other insects.
The bugs and fish are changing in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.There’s a huge log off insects that will be taking off so any missing entries in Critterpedias won’t be able to be fulfilled after May.
The completionists in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons community will be sure to take these dates down so that they can grind out their bug-catching sessions.