New Bugs, Fish, Sea Creatures In July For Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Northern & Southern Hemisphere)

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The summer season continues in July for the Northern Hemisphere with new bugs, fish, and sea creatures to enjoy in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH)! In this guide, we’ll tell you every new critter joining your island during July.

Each and every month in Animal Crossing: New Horizons brings a different set of fish or bug creatures that can appear on your Animal Crossing island depending on the current month from the real-time clock.

That means you can potentially discover some new fish, bugs, and sea creatures on your island to catch when July begins that weren’t previously available to catch during June! This guide is applicable for all years, including 2023.

So if you want to catch every single creature to complete your NookPhone’s Critterpedia for getting golden tool items and donate every critter to the Museum, it’s important to know which critters have arrived this month and make sure you catch them as soon as you can to get an early start.

This guide covers both the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere islands — you’ll find the Southern information below the Northern sections.

July continues to be an exciting time for Northern Hemisphere islands with many lucrative and rare new bugs including beetles, cicadas, and stags becoming available to catch! In particular, look out for the Scarab Beetle, Giant Stag, Golden Stag, Giraffe Stag, and Horned Hercules — which are all worth at least 10,000 Bells. Meanwhile in the ocean, keep an eye for both the Blue Marlin and Napoleonfish worth 10,000 Balls each!

Note that creatures are the same between 2020 – 2023, so you will see similar critters if you have played for a long time. This guide is written inclusive of no matter when someone may have started playing or taken a break, so repeats will show up sometimes!

New Animal Crossing: New Horizons Bugs In July (Northern Hemisphere)

There are 21 new Bugs available to catch with a Net during July on your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island!

Grasshopper

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Grasshopper Bug
Hours
8AM to 5PM
Location
Ground
Rarity
Common
Sell Price
160 Bells

Brown Cicada

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Brown Cicada Bug
Hours
8AM to 5PM
Location
Trees (Non-Palm)
Rarity
Common
Sell Price
250 Bells

Robust Cicada

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Robust Cicada Bug
Hours
8AM to 5PM
Location
Trees (Non-Palm)
Rarity
Common
Sell Price
300 Bells

Giant Cicada

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Giant Cicada Bug
Hours
8AM to 5PM
Location
Trees (Non-Palm)
Rarity
Common
Sell Price
500 Bells

Evening Cicada

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Evening Cicada Bug
Hours
4AM to 8AM; 4PM to 7PM
Location
Trees (Non-Palm)
Rarity
Common
Sell Price
550 Bells

Cicada Shell

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Cicada Shell Bug
Hours
All Day
Location
Trees (Non-Palm)
Rarity
Rare
Sell Price
10 Bells

Blue Weevil Beetle

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Blue Weevil Beetle Bug
Hours
All Day
Location
Trees (Palm)
Rarity
Very Rare
Sell Price
800 Bells

Earth-Boring Dung Beetle

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Earth-Boring Dung Beetle Bug
Hours
All Day
Location
Ground
Rarity
Common
Sell Price
300 Bells

Scarab Beetle

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Scarab Beetle Bug
Hours
11PM to 8AM
Location
Trees
Rarity
Very Rare
Sell Price
10000 Bells

Saw Stag

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Saw Stag Bug
Hours
All Day
Location
Trees
Rarity
Uncommon
Sell Price
2000 Bells

Miyama Stag

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Miyama Stag Bug
Hours
All Day
Location
Trees
Rarity
Common
Sell Price
1000 Bells

Giant Stag

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Giant Stag Bug
Hours
11PM to 8AM
Location
Trees
Rarity
Rare
Sell Price
10000 Bells

Cyclommatus Stag

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Cyclommatus Stag Bug
Hours
5PM to 8AM
Location
Trees (Palm)
Rarity
Rare
Sell Price
8000 Bells

Golden Stag

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Golden Stag Bug
Hours
5PM to 8AM
Location
Trees (Palm)
Rarity
Very Rare
Sell Price
12000 Bells

Giraffe Stag

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Giraffe Stag Bug
Hours
5PM to 8AM
Location
Trees (Palm)
Rarity
Very Rare
Sell Price
12000 Bells

Horned Dynastid

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Horned Dynastid Bug
Hours
5PM to 8AM
Location
Trees
Rarity
Common
Sell Price
1350 Bells

Horned Atlas

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Horned Atlas Bug
Hours
5PM to 8AM
Location
Trees (Palm)
Rarity
Rare
Sell Price
8000 Bells

Horned Elephant

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Horned Elephant Bug
Hours
5PM to 8AM
Location
Trees (Palm)
Rarity
Rare
Sell Price
8000 Bells

Horned Hercules

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Horned Hercules Bug
Hours
5PM to 8AM
Location
Trees (Palm)
Rarity
Very Rare
Sell Price
12000 Bells

Walking Stick

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Walking Stick Bug
Hours
4AM to 8AM; 5PM to 7PM
Location
Trees
Rarity
Rare
Sell Price
600 Bells

Walking Leaf

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Walking Leaf Bug
Hours
All Day
Location
Leafs Under Trees
Rarity
Uncommon
Sell Price
600 Bells

New Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fish In July (Northern Hemisphere)

There are 5 new Fish available to catch with a Fishing Rod during July on your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island!

Sweetfish

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Sweetfish Fish
Hours
All Day
Location
River
Shadow Size
Medium
Rarity
Common
Sell Price
900 Bells

Napoleonfish

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Napoleonfish Fish
Hours
4AM to 9PM
Location
Ocean
Shadow Size
Super Large
Rarity
Very Rare
Sell Price
10000 Bells

Puffer Fish

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Puffer Fish Fish
Hours
All Day
Location
Ocean
Shadow Size
Medium
Rarity
Common
Sell Price
250 Bells

Blue Marlin

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Blue Marlin Fish
Hours
All Day
Location
Pier
Shadow Size
Super Large
Rarity
Rare
Sell Price
10000 Bells

Ocean Sunfish

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Ocean Sunfish Fish
Hours
4AM to 9PM
Location
Ocean
Shadow Size
Large (Fin)
Rarity
Very Rare
Sell Price
4000 Bells

New Animal Crossing: New Horizons Sea Creatures In July (Northern Hemisphere)

There are 3 new Sea Creatures available to catch with a Wet Suit during July on your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island!

Moon Jellyfish

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Moon Jellyfish Sea Creature
Hours
All Day
Shadow Size
Small
Speed
X-Slow
Rarity
Common
Sell Price
600 Bells

Giant Isopod

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Giant Isopod Sea Creature
Hours
9AM to 4PM; 9PM to 4AM
Shadow Size
Medium
Speed
X-Fast
Rarity
Super Rare
Sell Price
12000 Bells

Horseshoe Crab

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Horseshoe Crab Sea Creature
Hours
9PM to 4AM
Shadow Size
Medium
Speed
Medium
Rarity
Common
Sell Price
2500 Bells

New Animal Crossing: New Horizons Bugs, Fish, Sea Creatures In July (Southern Hemisphere)

Surprisingly, there aren’t actually any brand new bugs, fish, or sea creatures available to catch on your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island during the month of July in the Southern Hemisphere! All of the fun is reserved for the Northern Hemisphere this month.

Southern Hemisphere players may want to check out the new creatures that arrived in June, or focus on the Winter Snowflake recipes from balloons and building Perfect Snowboys still available during July.

Stay tuned to Animal Crossing World for everything on Animal Crossing: New Horizons, including our extensive Guides section here. Our most popular pages include Redd Art, Bug-Off Event, Summer Shells DIY, New July Creatures, Bush Types & Colors, Villager Houses, Sea Creatures, K.K. Slider Songs.

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