Now that it’s July, there’s a swarm of new fish and bugs to nab in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
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.)
Note that the Southern Hemisphere has no new critters to find this month. The Southern Hemisphere, which is in winter now, is mostly retaining their critters throughout the cold season.
On the flip side, the Northern Hemisphere has tons of cicadas and tropical fish to start finding in July.
New fish and bugs for July in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Northern Hemisphere)
| Critter type | Critter | Location | Size | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critter type | Critter | Location | Size | Time |
| Fish | Sweetfish | River | Medium | All day |
| Fish | Napoleonfish | Sea | Largest | 4 a.m. – 9 p.m. |
| Fish | Puffer Fish | Sea | Medium | All day |
| Fish | Blue Marlin | Pier | Largest | All day |
| Fish | Ocean Sunfish | Sea | Largest (Fin) | 4 a.m. – 9 p.m. |
| Bug | Grasshopper | On ground | N/A | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Bug | Brown Cicada | On trees | N/A | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Bug | Robust Cicada | On trees | N/A | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Bug | Giant Cicada | On trees | N/A | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Bug | Evening Cicada | On trees | N/A | 4 a.m. – 8 a.m., 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. |
| Bug | Cicada Shell | On trees | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Blue Weevil Beetle | On coconut trees | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Earth-boring Dung Beetle | On ground | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Scarab Beetle | On trees | N/A | 11 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Saw Stag | On trees | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Miyama Stag | On trees | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Giant Stag | On trees | N/A | 11 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Cyclommatus Stag | On coconut trees | N/A | 5 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Golden Stag | On coconut trees | N/A | 5 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Giraffe Stag | On coconut trees | N/A | 5 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Horned Dynastid | On trees | N/A | 5 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Horned Atlas | On coconut trees | N/A | 5 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Horned Elephant | On coconut trees | N/A | 5 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Horned Herucles | On coconut trees | N/A | 5 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Walking Stick | On trees | N/A | 4 a.m. – 8 a.m., 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. |
| Bug | Walking Leaf | Near trees, disguised as furniture leaf | N/A | All day |
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