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Bug Catching is an activity in Harvest Moon 3DS: A New Beginning.

You are able to catch bugs and frogs while exploring the outdoor areas of the village. Critters can be sold or given as gifts. Each time a new critter is caught, they will be added to your critter list in the farming notebook. There are nine types of critters you can catch and a combined total of 96 different creatures in all. Some critters sell for more money than others, depending on their rarity.

You are able to catch bugs with your hands and do not require a net. Catching bugs in A New Beginning is very similar to the mechanics used to catch bugs in Tale of Two Towns.

Creature List[1][]

Beetles[]

Name Weather Location Time

Sell Price

Anubis Beetle Sunny Honey Tree
(Summer only)
- 250g
Big Pincher Beetle All Forest, Honey Tree
(Summer only)
- 60g
Caucasus Beetle Sunny Ancient Ruins
(All seasons)
3pm - 8pm 320g
Elephant Beetle Sunny Land of the East
(All seasons)
12pm - 9pm 300g
Giraffe Stag Beetle Sunny Ancient Ruins
(All seasons)
- 1000g
Hercules Beetle Sunny Ancient Ruins
(All seasons)
- 440g
Pincer Beetle All River, Forest, Honey Tree
(Summer only)
6pm - 5am (River) 40g
Rainbow Beetle Sunny Land of the East, Ancient Ruins
(All seasons)
12pm - 9pm 400g
Rhinoceros Beetle All River, Forest, Honey Tree
(Summer only)
6pm - 5am (River) 40g
Stag Beetle Sunny Honey Tree
(Summer only)
- 50g
White Giant Beetle Sunny Honey Tree
(Summer only)
- 600g
Whilte Hill Beetle All Mountain
(Spring/Summer)
6pm - 5am 180g
White Morn Beetle All Forest, Honey Tree
(Summer)
- 50g

Bees[]

Name Weather Location Time

Sell Price

Eastern Honey Bee Sunny Forest (Summer)
Mountain (Fall)
6am - 6pm

(Must be Year 2 or Later)

120g
Honey Bee Sunny River, Forest (Spring through Fall)
Mountain (Spring)
6am - 6pm 20g
Mountain Honey Bee Sunny Ancient Ruins 3pm - 7pm

(Must be Year 2 or Later)

230g
Western Honey Bee Sunny Mountain, Forest
(Spring/Summer)
6am - 6pm 50g

Butterflies[]

Name Weather Location Time

Sell Price

Birdwing Sunny Southern Island
(All seasons)
- 380g
Bushbrown All (except stormy) Mountain (Spring - Fall)
River (Spring)
6am - 6pm 50g
Comma Butterfly All (except stormy) River (Spring - Fall)
Forest (Summer/Fall)
6am - 6pm 40g
Great Orange Tip All (except stormy) River, Mountain, Forest 6am - 6pm 60g
Helena Morpho Sunny Ancient Ruins
(All seasons)
- 400g
Long-Tailed Blue Sunny Mountain, Forest
(Summer/Fall)
6am - 6pm 50g
Miyama Swallowtail All (except stormy) Southern Island (All seasons)
Spring (Spring - Fall)
6am - 6pm (Spring/Summer)
6am - 5pm (Fall)

(Year 2 or later)

50g
Nymph Butterfly All (except stormy) River
(Spring - Fall)
6am - 6pm (Spring/Summer)
6am - 5pm (Fall)
30g
Oki Butterly All (except stormy) River, Forest
(Spring - Fall)
6am - 6pm (Spring/Summer)
6am - 5pm (Fall)
50g
Pale Yellow Butterfly All (except stormy) River, Mountain (Spring - Fall) 6am - 6pm (Spring/Summer)
6am - 5pm (Fall)
30g
Purple Brushfoot Sunny Mountain
(Spring - Fall)
6am - 6pm

(Year 2 or later)

60g
Purple Emperor Sunny Land of the East (All seasons)
River (Spring/Summer)
12pm - 6pm (Land of the East)
6am - 6pm (River)
40g
Small White All (except stormy) Forest (Spring - Fall)

6am - 6pm (Spring/Summer)

6am - 5pm (Fall)

20g
Southern Butterfly Sunny

Ancient Ruins

(All seasons)

- 500g
Swallowtail All (except stormy)

River (Spring - Fall)

Mountain (Summer, Fall)

Forest (Spring)

6am - 6pm 30g
Velvet Brushfoot Sunny Mountain (Fall) 6am - 6pm 100g
White Morpho Sunny

River, Forest (Spring)

Mountain (Summer)

6am - 6pm (Summer)

10am - 6pm (Fall)

100g

Cicadas[]

Name Weather Location Time

Sell Price

Bear Cicada Sunny

Honey Tree

(Summer only)

- 400g
Brown Cicada All

Honey Tree, Forest (Summer/Fall)

River (Summer only)

6am - 6pm 20g
Chattering Cicada All Forest, Honey Tree (Summer/Fall) - 250g
Emperor Cicada Sunny

Ancient Ruins

(All Seasons)

- 500g
Evening Cicada All Forest, Honey Tree (Summer/Fall) - 150g
Grass Cicada All Forest, Honey Tree (Spring/Summer) - 30g
Kaempfer Cicada All

Mountain (Spring/Summer)

Forest, Honey Tree (Summer only)

6am - 6pm 20g
Opal Cicada All

Mountain (Spring - Fall)

River (Summer/Fall)

Forest (Summer only)

6am - 6pm 100g
Screeching Cicada All

Forest, Honey Tree (Summer only)

100g
Singing Cicada Sunny

Land of the East

(All seasons)

12pm - 9pm 350g
Spring Cicada All Forest, Honey Tree (Spring/Summer) - 40g

Crickets[]

Name Weather Location Time

Sell Price

Bell Cricket All (not stormy) River, Mountain, Forest (Summer)

7pm - 4am (River)

6pm - 4am (Mountain/Forest)

40g
Brown Cricket Sunny

Mountain

(Spring - Fall)

6pm - 4am 100g
Bush Cricket All (not stormy)

Mountain (Summer)

Forest (Fall/Winter)

6am - 6pm (Summer/Fall)

6am - 5pm (Winter)

(Year 2 or later)

150g
Cornered Cricket Sunny

Forest

(Summer - Winter)

6am - 3am (Summer/Fall)

6pm - 4am (Winter)

60g
Emma Field Cricket Sunny

Ancient Ruins

(All seasons)

6am - 8pm 200g
Mole Cricket Sunny

Land of the East, Ancient Ruins (All seasons)

River, Mountain (Spring/Summer)

12pm - 6pm (Land of the East)

3pm - 7pm (Ancient Ruins)

6am - 12pm (River/Mountain)

(Year 2 or later, except for Land of the East)

160g

Dragonflies[]

Name Weather Location Time

Sell Price

Aegis Dragonfly All (except Storm)

Ancient Ruins (All seasons)

River, Mountain (Summer/Fall)

Forest (Fall)

6am - 6pm

(River, Mountain, Forest)

400g
Azure Dragonfly All (except Storm)

River (Summer/Fall)

Forest (Fall)

6am - 6pm 60g
Cobalt Dragonfly Sunny Mountain (Fall) 6am - 6pm 100g
Common Darter All Mountain (Fall) 6am - 6pm 30g
Common Skimmer All (except Storm) River, Mountain (Summer/Fall) 6am - 6pm 40g
Emperor Dragonfly Sunny

Land of the East (All seasons)

Mountain (Fall)

12pm - 6pm (Land of the East)

6am - 6pm (Mountain)

(Year 2 or later)

1000g
Giant Petaltail Sunny

Southern Island

(All seasons)

Year 2 or later 2000g
Golden Dragonfly Sunny River (Fall) 6am - 6pm 100g
Pacific Dragonfly All (except Storm)

Mountain (Summer - Winter)

River (Fall/Winter)

6am - 6pm (Spring/Fall)

6pm - 5am (Winter)

200g
Red Dragonfly All (except Storm) River, Forest (Fall/Winter)

6am - 6pm (Fall)

7am - 5pm (Winter)

20g
Scarlet Skimmer All River, Mountain (Fall)

6am - 5pm (River)

6am - 6pm (Mountain)

50g
Yellow Damselfly All River, Mountain (Fall) 6am - 6pm 60g

Fireflies[]

Name Weather Location Time

Sell Price

Black Firefly Sunny Forest (Summer) 7pm - 4am 20g
Cabbage Firefly Sunny River, Forest (Summer) 7pm - 4am 30g
Candle Firefly Sunny Mountain (Summer) 7pm - 4am 30g
Genji Firefly Sunny

Land of the East (All seasons)

River (Summer)

7pm - 4am (River)

6pm - 10pm (Land of the East)

20g
Luciola Firefly Sunny River, Mountain (Summer) 7pm - 4am 100g
Mustach Firefly Sunny Mountain (Summer)

7pm - 4am

(Year 2 or Later)

300g
Pacific Firefly Sunny

Land of the East (All seasons)

Mountain (Summer)

7pm - 4am (Mountain)

6pm - 10pm (Land of the East)

30g
Purple Firefly Sunny Summer, Mountain (Summer)

7pm - 4am

(Year 2 or Later)

330g
Southern Firefly Sunny Land of the East (All seasons) 9pm - 10pm 350g
Spotted Firefly Sunny River, Mountain (Summer) 7pm - 4am 40g
Summer Firefly Sunny River, Mountain (Summer) 7pm - 4am 80g
Winter Firefly Sunny Land of the East (All seasons)

9pm - 10pm

(Year 2 or Later)

400g
Yellow Firefly Sunny River (Summer) 7pm - 4am 40g

Frogs[]

Name Weather Location Time

Sell Price

Common Frog Rainy

River (Spring - Fall)

Mountain (Spring/Summer)

10am - 8pm (River, Spring)

4pm -12am (Mountain, Spring)

6am - 8pm (River/ Mountain, Summer/Fall)

50g
Goliath Frog Sunny Ancient Ruins

6pm - 8pm

(Year 2 or later)

550g
Montane Brown Frog Rainy Mountain (Summer/Fall) 6am - 6am 30g
Red-Eyed Tree Frog Rainy Mountain, Forest (Summer/Fall) 6am-3am 30g
Spotted Pond Frog Sunny Land of the East

12pm - 7pm

(Year 2 or later)

100g
Tree Frog Rainy River (Spring - Fall) 6am - 8pm 20g
White Tree Frog Rainy River (Summer/Fall) 6am - 8pm 20g

Ladybugs[]

Name Weather Location Time

Sell Price

Harlequin Ladybug Sunny/Rain

Mountain (Spring)

River, Forest, Honey Tree (Fall)

6am - 6pm (Mountain/River) 30g
Large Ladybug Sunny Southern Island (All seasons) - 180g
Orange Ladybug Sunny Honey Tree (Spring/Fall) - 100g
Spotted Ladybug Sunny/Rain

Mountain (Spring)

Forest, Honey Tree (Spring/Fall)

6am - 6pm (Mountain) 20g
White Ladybug Sunny/Rain Forest, Honey Tree (Fall) - 60g
Yellow Ladybug Forest, Honey Tree (Fall) - 50g

Locusts and Grasshoppers[]

Name Weather Location Time

Sell Price

Kutsuwa Katydid All (not stormy)

River (Spring)

Mountain (Summer)

Forest (Winter)

6pm - 3am (Spring/Summer)

6pm - 4pm (Forest)

40g
Longheaded Locust Sunny

Forest (Spring)

River (Summer)

Mountain (Fall)

6am - 6pm 20g
Migratory Locust Sunny Land of the East (All seasons)

12pm - 6pm

(Year 2 or later)

200g
Piggyback Locust All (not stormy) Forest (All seasons) 6am - 6pm 20g
Dirt Grasshopper All (not stormy)

River, Forest (Spring/Summer)

Mountain (Fall/Winter)

- 30g
Kobane Grasshopper All (not stormy)

Mountain (Spring)

Forest (Fall)

River (Winter)

6am - 6pm (Spring/Fall)

6am - 5pm (Winter)

20g

References[]

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