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A quick note

The below list is of ALL fish and bugs that can be donated. The list can be a little overwhelming so if you want to just see what you can catch in May (along with helpful notes on what is leaving this month) then please use the Bugs & Fish: To-Do guide

All

Agrias Butterfly
Flying
8am - 5pm
3,000
Available this month Available this hour
8am - 5pm
3,000
Available this month Available this hour
Anchovy
Sea - Small shadow
4am - 9pm
200
Available this month Available this hour
4am - 9pm
200
Available this month Available this hour
Angelfish
River - Small shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
3,000
Leaving this hour Available this month Available this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
3,000
Leaving this hour Available this month Available this hour
Ant
On rotten food
All Day
80
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
80
Available this month Available this hour
Arapaima
River - shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
10,000
Leaving this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
10,000
Leaving this hour
Arowana
River - Large shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
10,000
Leaving this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
10,000
Leaving this hour
Atlas Moth
On trees
12am - 4am, 7pm - 12am
3,000
Available this month
12am - 4am, 7pm - 12am
3,000
Available this month
Bagworm
Falls from shaking trees
All Day
600
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
600
Available this month Available this hour
Banded Dragonfly
Flying
8am - 5pm
4,500
Available this month Available this hour
8am - 5pm
4,500
Available this month Available this hour
Barred Knifejaw
Sea - Medium shadow
All Day
5,000
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
5,000
Available this month Available this hour
Barreleye
Sea - Small shadow
12am - 4am, 9pm - 12am
15,000
Available this month
12am - 4am, 9pm - 12am
15,000
Available this month
Bell Cricket
On ground
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
430
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
430
Betta
River - Small shadow
9am - 4pm
2,500
Available this month
9am - 4pm
2,500
Available this month
Bitterling
River - Smallest shadow
All Day
900
All Day
900
Black Bass
River - Large shadow
All Day
400
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
400
Available this month Available this hour
Blowfish
Sea - Medium shadow
12am - 4am, 9pm - 12am
5,000
12am - 4am, 9pm - 12am
5,000
Blue Marlin
Pier - Largest shadow
All Day
10,000
All Day
10,000
Blue Weevil Beetle
On Trees
All Day
?
All Day
?
Bluegill
River - Small shadow
9am - 4pm
180
Available this month
9am - 4pm
180
Available this month
Brown Cicada
On trees
8am - 5pm
250
8am - 5pm
250
Butterfly Fish
Sea - Small shadow
All Day
1,000
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
1,000
Available this month Available this hour
Carp
Pond - Large shadow
All Day
300
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
300
Available this month Available this hour
Catfish
Pond - Large shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
800
Leaving this hour Available this month Available this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
800
Leaving this hour Available this month Available this hour
Centipede
Hit rocks
4pm - 11pm
300
Available this month
4pm - 11pm
300
Available this month
Char
River (Clifftop) - Medium shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
3,800
Leaving this hour Available this month Available this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
3,800
Leaving this hour Available this month Available this hour
Cherry Salmon
River Clifftop - Medium shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
1,000
Leaving this hour Available this month Available this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
1,000
Leaving this hour Available this month Available this hour
Cicada Shell
On trees
All Day
?
All Day
?
Citrus Long-horned Beetle
On tree stumps
All Day
350
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
350
Available this month Available this hour
Clown Fish
Sea - Smallest shadow
All Day
650
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
650
Available this month Available this hour
Coelacanth
Sea (rainy days) - Largest shadow
All Day
15,000
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
15,000
Available this month Available this hour
Common Bluebottle
Flying
4am - 7pm
300
Available this month Available this hour
4am - 7pm
300
Available this month Available this hour
Common Butterfly
Above Flowers
4am - 8pm
50
Available this month Available this hour
4am - 8pm
50
Available this month Available this hour
Crawfish
Pond - Small shadow
All Day
200
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
200
Available this month Available this hour
Cricket
On ground
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
130
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
130
Crucian Carp
River - Small shadow
All Day
160
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
160
Available this month Available this hour
Cyclommatus Stag
On trees
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
?
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
?
Dab
Sea - Medium shadow
All Day
300
All Day
300
Dace
River - Medium shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
240
Leaving this hour Available this month Available this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
240
Leaving this hour Available this month Available this hour
Damselfly
Flying
All Day
500
All Day
500
Darner Dragonfly
Flying
8am - 5pm
230
Available this month Available this hour
8am - 5pm
230
Available this month Available this hour
Diving Beetle
Ponds and rivers
8am - 7pm
800
Available this month Available this hour
8am - 7pm
800
Available this month Available this hour
Dorado
River - X Large shadow
4am - 9pm
15,000
4am - 9pm
15,000
Drone Beetle
On trees
All Day
200
All Day
200
Dung Beetle
On ground
All Day
?
All Day
?
Earth-boring Dung Beetle
On ground
All Day
300
All Day
300
Emperor Butterfly
Flying
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
4,000
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
4,000
Evening Cicada
On trees
4am - 8am, 4pm - 7pm
?
4am - 8am, 4pm - 7pm
?
Firefly
Flying
12am - 4am, 7pm - 12am
?
12am - 4am, 7pm - 12am
?
Flea
On villagers
All Day
70
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
70
Available this month Available this hour
Fly
On trash items
All Day
60
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
60
Available this month Available this hour
Football Fish
Sea - Large shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
2,500
Leaving this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
2,500
Leaving this hour
Freshwater Goby
River - Small shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
400
Leaving this hour Available this month Available this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
400
Leaving this hour Available this month Available this hour
Frog
Pond - Small shadow
All Day
120
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
120
Available this month Available this hour
Gar
Pond - Largest shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
6,000
Leaving this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
6,000
Leaving this hour
Giant Cicada
On trees
8am - 5pm
500
8am - 5pm
500
Giant Snakehead
Pond - X Large shadow
9am - 4pm
5,500
9am - 4pm
5,500
Giant Stag
On trees
12am - 8am, 11pm
?
12am - 8am, 11pm
?
Giant Trevally
Pier - Large shadow
All Day
4,500
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
4,500
Available this month Available this hour
Giant Water Bug
Ponds and rivers
12am - 8am, 7pm - 12am
2,000
Available this month
12am - 8am, 7pm - 12am
2,000
Available this month
Giraffe Stag
On trees
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
?
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
?
Golden Stag
On trees
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
?
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
?
Golden Trout
River (Clifftop) - Medium shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
15,000
Leaving this hour Leaving this month Available this month Available this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
15,000
Leaving this hour Leaving this month Available this month Available this hour
Goldfish
Pond - Smallest shadow
All Day
1,300
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
1,300
Available this month Available this hour
Goliath Beetle
On trees
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
?
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
?
Grasshopper
On ground
8am - 5pm
160
8am - 5pm
160
Great Purple Emperor
Flying
4am - 7pm
3,000
Available this month Available this hour
4am - 7pm
3,000
Available this month Available this hour
Great White Shark
Sea - Largest (fin) shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
15,000
Leaving this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
15,000
Leaving this hour
Guppy
River - Smallest shadow
9am - 4pm
1,300
Available this month
9am - 4pm
1,300
Available this month
Hammerhead Shark
Sea - Largest (fin) shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
8,000
Leaving this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
8,000
Leaving this hour
Hermit Crab
Beach
12am - 8am, 7pm - 12am
1,000
Available this month
12am - 8am, 7pm - 12am
1,000
Available this month
Honeybee
Flying near flowers
8am - 5pm
200
Available this month Available this hour
8am - 5pm
200
Available this month Available this hour
Horned Atlas
On trees
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
?
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
?
Horned Dynastid
On trees
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
1,350
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
1,350
Horned Elephant
On trees
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
?
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
?
Horned Herucles
On trees
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
?
12am - 8am, 5pm - 12am
?
Horse Mackerel
Sea - Small shadow
All Day
150
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
150
Available this month Available this hour
Jewel Beetle
Tree stumps
All Day
2,400
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
2,400
Available this month Available this hour
Killifish
Pond - Smallest shadow
All Day
300
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
300
Available this month Available this hour
King Salmon
River (mouth) - Large Shadow shadow
All Day
1,800
All Day
1,800
Koi
Pond - Large shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
4,000
Leaving this hour Available this month Available this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
4,000
Leaving this hour Available this month Available this hour
Ladybug
On flowers
8am - 5pm
200
Available this month Available this hour
8am - 5pm
200
Available this month Available this hour
Loach
River - Small shadow
All Day
400
Leaving this month Available this month Available this hour
All Day
400
Leaving this month Available this month Available this hour
Long Locust
On ground
8am - 7pm
200
Available this month Available this hour
8am - 7pm
200
Available this month Available this hour
Madagascan Sunset Moth
Flying
8am - 4pm
2,500
Available this month Available this hour
8am - 4pm
2,500
Available this month Available this hour
Mahi-mahi
Pier - Large shadow
All Day
6,000
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
6,000
Available this month Available this hour
Man-faced Stink Bug
On flowers
12am - 8am, 7pm - 12am
1,000
Available this month
12am - 8am, 7pm - 12am
1,000
Available this month
Mantis
On flowers
8am - 5pm
430
Available this month Available this hour
8am - 5pm
430
Available this month Available this hour
Migratory Locust
On ground
8am - 7pm
600
8am - 7pm
600
Mitten Crab
River - Small shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
2,000
Leaving this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
2,000
Leaving this hour
Miyama Stag
On trees
All Day
1,000
All Day
1,000
Mole Cricket
Underground (Listen for chirping)
All Day
500
Leaving this month Available this month Available this hour
All Day
500
Leaving this month Available this month Available this hour
Monarch Butterfly
Flying
4am - 5pm
140
4am - 5pm
140
Moray Eel
Sea - X Large shadow
All Day
2,000
All Day
2,000
Mosquito
Flying
12am - 4am, 5pm - 12am
130
12am - 4am, 5pm - 12am
130
Moth
Flying by light
12am - 4am, 7pm - 12am
130
Available this month
12am - 4am, 7pm - 12am
130
Available this month
Napoleonfish
Sea - Largest shadow
4am - 9pm
10,000
4am - 9pm
10,000
Neon Tetra
River - Smallest shadow
9am - 4pm
500
Available this month
9am - 4pm
500
Available this month
Nibble Fish
River - Smallest shadow
9am - 4pm
1,500
Available this month
9am - 4pm
1,500
Available this month
Oarfish
Sea - Largest shadow
All Day
9,000
Leaving this month Available this month Available this hour
All Day
9,000
Leaving this month Available this month Available this hour
Ocean Sunfish
Sea - (Fin) shadow
4am - 9pm
4,000
4am - 9pm
4,000
Olive Flounder
Sea - X Large shadow
All Day
800
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
800
Available this month Available this hour
Orchid Mantis
On white flowers
8am - 5pm
2,400
Available this month Available this hour
8am - 5pm
2,400
Available this month Available this hour
Pale Chub
River - Smallest shadow
9am - 4pm
200
Available this month
9am - 4pm
200
Available this month
Paper Kite Butterfly
Flying
8am - 7pm
1,000
Available this month Available this hour
8am - 7pm
1,000
Available this month Available this hour
Peacock Butterfly
Flying by hybrid flowers
4am - 7pm
2,500
Available this month Available this hour
4am - 7pm
2,500
Available this month Available this hour
Pike
River - X Large shadow
All Day
1,800
All Day
1,800
Pill Bug
Hit rocks
12am - 4pm, 11pm
250
Available this month Available this hour
12am - 4pm, 11pm
250
Available this month Available this hour
Piranha
River - Small shadow
12am - 4am, 9am - 4pm, 9pm - 12am
2,500
12am - 4am, 9am - 4pm, 9pm - 12am
2,500
Pond Smelt
River - Small shadow
All Day
?
All Day
?
Pondskater
Ponds and rivers
8am - 7pm
130
Available this month Available this hour
8am - 7pm
130
Available this month Available this hour
Pop-eyed Goldfish
Pond - Smallest shadow
9am - 4pm
1,300
Available this month
9am - 4pm
1,300
Available this month
Puffer Fish
Sea - Medium shadow
All Day
250
All Day
250
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing
Flying
8am - 4pm
4,000
Available this month Available this hour
8am - 4pm
4,000
Available this month Available this hour
Rainbow Stag
On trees
12am - 8am, 7pm - 12am
6,000
12am - 8am, 7pm - 12am
6,000
Rainbowfish
River - Smallest shadow
9am - 4pm
800
Available this month
9am - 4pm
800
Available this month
Rajah Brooke's Birdwing
Flying
8am - 5pm
2,500
Available this month Available this hour
8am - 5pm
2,500
Available this month Available this hour
Ranchu Goldfish
Pond - Small shadow
9am - 4pm
4,500
Available this month
9am - 4pm
4,500
Available this month
Ray
Sea - X Large shadow
4am - 9pm
3,000
4am - 9pm
3,000
Red Dragonfly
Flying
8am - 7pm
180
8am - 7pm
180
Red Snapper
Sea - Large shadow
All Day
3,000
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
3,000
Available this month Available this hour
Ribbon Eel
Sea - Narrow shadow
All Day
600
All Day
600
Rice Grasshopper
On ground
8am - 7pm
160
8am - 7pm
160
Robust Cicada
On trees
8am - 5pm
300
8am - 5pm
300
Rosalia Batesi Beetle
Tree stumps
All Day
3,000
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
3,000
Available this month Available this hour
Saddled Bichir
River - Large shadow
12am - 4am, 9pm - 12am
4,000
12am - 4am, 9pm - 12am
4,000
Salmon
River (mouth) - Small shadow
All Day
700
All Day
700
Saw Shark
Sea - Largest (fin) shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
12,000
Leaving this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
12,000
Leaving this hour
Saw Stag
On trees
All Day
2,000
All Day
2,000
Scarab Beetle
On trees
12am - 8am, 11pm
?
12am - 8am, 11pm
?
Scorpion
On ground
12am - 4am, 7pm - 12am
8,000
Available this month
12am - 4am, 7pm - 12am
8,000
Available this month
Sea Bass
Sea - X Large shadow
All Day
400
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
400
Available this month Available this hour
Sea Butterfly
Sea - Smallest shadow
All Day
1,000
All Day
1,000
Sea Horse
Sea - Smallest shadow
All Day
1,100
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
1,100
Available this month Available this hour
Snail
On rocks (raining)
All Day
250
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
250
Available this month Available this hour
Snapping Turtle
River - Large shadow
12am - 4am, 9pm - 12am
5,000
Available this month
12am - 4am, 9pm - 12am
5,000
Available this month
Soft-shelled Turtle
River - shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
3,750
Leaving this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
3,750
Leaving this hour
Spider
Falls from shaking trees
12am - 8am, 7pm - 12am
480
Available this month
12am - 8am, 7pm - 12am
480
Available this month
Squid
Sea - Medium shadow
All Day
500
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
500
Available this month Available this hour
Stinkbug
On flowers
All Day
120
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
120
Available this month Available this hour
Stringfish
River (Clifftop) - Largest shadow
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
15,000
Leaving this hour
12am - 9am, 4pm - 12am
15,000
Leaving this hour
Sturgeon
River (mouth) - Largest shadow
All Day
10,000
All Day
10,000
Suckerfish
Sea - (Fin) shadow
12am - 9am, 10am - 12am
1,500
Leaving this hour
12am - 9am, 10am - 12am
1,500
Leaving this hour
Surgeonfish
Sea - Small shadow
All Day
1,000
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
1,000
Available this month Available this hour
Sweetfish
River - Medium shadow
All Day
900
All Day
900
Tadpole
Pond - Smallest shadow
All Day
100
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
100
Available this month Available this hour
Tarantula
On ground
12am - 4am, 7pm - 12am
8,000
12am - 4am, 7pm - 12am
8,000
Tiger Beetle
On ground
All Day
1,500
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
1,500
Available this month Available this hour
Tiger Butterfly
Flying
4am - 7pm
240
Available this month Available this hour
4am - 7pm
240
Available this month Available this hour
Tilapia
- River shadow
All Day
800
All Day
800
Tuna
Pier - Largest shadow
All Day
7,000
All Day
7,000
Violin Beetle
On tree stumps
All Day
450
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
450
Available this month Available this hour
Walker Cicada
On trees
8am - 5pm
400
8am - 5pm
400
Walking Leaf
Near trees, disguised as furniture leaf
All Day
600
All Day
600
Walking Stick
On trees
4am - 8am, 5pm - 7pm
600
4am - 8am, 5pm - 7pm
600
Wasp
Falls from shaking trees
All Day
2,500
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
2,500
Available this month Available this hour
Whale Shark
Sea - Largest (fin) shadow
All Day
13,000
All Day
13,000
Wharf Roach
On rocks at beach
All Day
200
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
200
Available this month Available this hour
Yellow Butterfly
Flying
4am - 7pm
160
Available this month Available this hour
4am - 7pm
160
Available this month Available this hour
Yellow Perch
River - Medium shadow
All Day
300
All Day
300
Zebra Turkeyfish
Sea - Medium shadow
All Day
500
Available this month Available this hour
All Day
500
Available this month Available this hour
NOT SET