June 2020 is finally here, and with the new month comes a host of new creatures to Animal Crossing: New Horizons islands all around the globe. Some fish and bugs will stick around for most of the year or are always available, while some critters like the ones on this list cycle in and out of players’ games based on climate and the seasons. Even the time of day affects which critters can be caught, so players need to be mindful if they want to catch rare bugs and fish.
With the new month in Animal Crossing: New Horizons comes new opportunities to catch fish and bugs for Blathers’ collection in the museum, to sell for a bunch of Bells, or generally enjoy finding the new and exciting critters around the island, even if the New Horizon's bugs can be annoying at times.
Northern Hemisphere
In the Northern Hemisphere, the days are getting warmer and the sun is staying out longer. With summer coming into full swing, there are a lot of rare fish like the Arapaima and a good handful of bugs like the Rainbow Stag that’ll be rolling in along with the hot weather.
Northern Hemisphere New Fish
Giant snakehead [5,500 Bells] Pond 5, 9am to 4pm
Tilapia [800 Bells] River 3, All day
Piranha [2,500 Bells] River 2, 9am to 4pm & 9pm to 4am
Arowana [10,000 Bells] River 4, 4pm to 9am
Dorado [15,000 Bells] River 5, 4am to 9pm
Gar [6,000 Bells] Pond 6, 4pm to 9am
Arapaima [10,000 Bells] River 6, 4pm to 9am
Saddled bichir [4,000 Bells] River 4, 9pm to 4am
Ribbon eel [600 Bells] Sea (Thin), All day
Saw shark [12,000 Bells] Sea 6 (Fin), 4pm to 9am
Hammerhead shark [8,000 Bells] Sea 6 (Fin), 4pm to 9am
Great white shark [15,000 Bells] Sea 6 (Fin), 4pm to 9am
Whale shark [13,000 Bells] Sea 6 (Fin), All day
Suckerfish [1,500 Bells] Sea 4 (Fin), All day
Northern Hemisphere New Bugs
The Emperor butterfly [4,000 Bells] Flying, 5pm to 8am
Firefly [300 Bells] Flying, 7pm to 4am
Drone beetle [200 Bells] Trees, All day
Goliath beetle [8,000 Bells] Palm Trees, 5pm to 8am
Rainbow stag [6,000 Bells] Trees, 7pm to 8am
Mosquito [130 Bells] Flying, 5pm to 4am
Southern Hemisphere
In the Southern Hemisphere, winter is settling down, so there aren’t as many new critters to be found this month. While there are some new rare fish in Animal Crossing circling back into southern waters, there aren’t as many new bugs coming to islands in the south.
Southern Hemisphere New Fish
Pond smelt [500 Bells] River (Small), All day
Stringfish [15,000 Bells] River (Clifftop - Large), 4pm to 9am
Sea butterfly [1,000 Bells] Sea (Tiny), All day
Squid [500 Bells] Sea (Medium-small), All day
Oarfish [9,000 Bells] Sea (Huge), All day
Southern Hemisphere New Bugs
Emperor butterfly [4,000 Bells] Flying, 5pm to 8am
Rajah Brooke's birdwing [2,500 Bells] Flying, 8am to 5pm
Dung beetle [3,000 Bells] Ground, All day
All of these returning creatures create new challenges for Animal Crossing players whether they live in the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere. With June coming in, there are so many new bugs and fish to catch that will give players new goals for the month along with a new variety of creatures to spice up life on the island.
