Animal Crossing New Horizons New Fish and Bugs May 2020: What's Leaving and What's Being Added

All new fish and bugs have been added to Animal Crossing New Horizons for May. These will be different for Northern and Southern Hemispheres, so to help you get them all we've put together this guide. It lists all of the new fish and bugs that have been added for May 2020, broken up into each hemisphere. We've included info on where and when to catch each critter, as well as their availability.

On this page:

• Fish Added to Animal Crossing New Horizons in May (Northern Hemisphere)
• Bugs Added in May (Northern Hemisphere)
• Fish Added in May (Southern Hemisphere)
• Bugs Added in May 2020 (Southern Hemisphere)
• Bugs and Fish Leaving Animal Crossing New Horizons in May 2020
• Bugs Leaving in May 2020 (Northern Hemisphere)
• Fish Leaving in May 2020 (Northern Hemisphere)
• Bugs Leaving in May 2020 (Southern Hemisphere)
• Fish Leaving in May 2020 (Southern Hemisphere)

Fish Added to Animal Crossing New Horizons in May (Northern Hemisphere)

A bunch of new fish have been added to Animal Crossing New Horizons for May 2020. You can find info on each one below. Note that this table refers to the northern hemisphere.

Fish	Location	Price	Time
Angelfish	River	3000	4pm - 9am
Betta	River	2500	9am - 4pm
Catfish	Pond	800	4pm - 9am
Frog	Pond	120	All Day
Giant Trevally	Pier	4500	All Day
Mahi-mahi	Pier	6000	All Day
Nibble Fish	River	1500	9am - 4pm
Rainbowfish	River	800	9am - 4pm

Bugs Added in May (Northern Hemisphere)

Even more bugs have been added to the game for May. Here's what's new in the northern hemisphere:

Bug	Location	Price	Time
Banded dragonfly	Flying	4500	8am - 5pm
Diving Beetle	On rivers and ponds	800	8am - 7pm
Great Purple Emperor	Flying	3000	4am - 7pm
Pondskater	On rivers and ponds	130	8am - 7pm
Queen Alexandra's birdwing	Flying	4000	8am - 4pm
Rosalia Batesi Beetle	Tree Stumps	3000	All Day
Scorpion	Land	8000	7pm - 4am
Violin Beetle	Tree Stumps	450	All Day

We've been busy plugging away on a bunch more Animal Crossing New Horizons guides. You can find close to 100 guides right here on USG, and if you head to our AC: New Horizons Walkthrough you'll see them all in one handy place. From guides on the different kinds of buildings, to detailed breakdowns of how to catch specific bugs and fish, we've got you covered.

Fish Added in May (Southern Hemisphere)

Only one fish has been added to Animal Crossing New Horizons in May for the southern hemisphere. If we find more, we'll add to the list below:

Fish	Location	Price	Time
Bitterling	River	900	All Day
Blowfish	Sea	5000	6pm - 4am
Blue Marlin	Pier	10000	All Day
Football Fish	Sea	2500	4pm - 9am
Tuna	Pier	7000	All Day

You'll need a fishing rod to catch these new fish. Head here for info on how to get one.

Bugs Added in May 2020 (Southern Hemisphere)

Not many bugs have been added for May in the southern hemisphere. We've listed them below, and will update this page if anything new is discovered.

Bug	Location	Price	Time
Damselfly	Flying	500	All Day
Mole Cricket	Buried Underground	500	All Day
Tarantula	Island Land	8000	7pm - 4am

For more info on catching things with your net, head here.

Bugs and Fish Leaving Animal Crossing New Horizons in May 2020

There are plenty of bugs and fish leaving Animal Crossing New Horizons at the end of May 2020. We've listed them below, and will go into more detail further in the article. We'll split them into bugs and fish, and by hemisphere.

• Golden Trout (Northern)
• Loach (Northern)
• Oarfish (Northern)
• Mole Cricket (Northern)
• Barred Knifejaw (Southern)
• Char (Southern)
• Cherry Salmon (Southern)
• Golden Trout (Southern)
• Guppy (Southern)
• Mitten Crab (Southern)
• Neon Tetra (Southern)
• Ray (Southern)
• Sea Horse (Southern)
• Zebra Turkeyfish (Southern)
• Cricket (Southern)
• Flea (Southern)
• Long Locust (Southern)
• Mantis (Southern)
• Migratory Locust (Southern)
• Monarch Butterfly (Southern)
• Orchid Mantis (Southern)
• Rice Grasshopper (Southern)
• Violin Beetle (Southern)
• Walking Stick (Southern)

Bugs Leaving in May 2020 (Northern Hemisphere)

There is only one bug leaving the Northern Hemisphere in May 2020. It's the sneaky Mole Cricket, so be sure to visit our Mole Cricket Guide to catch one before the month is over.

Fish Leaving in May 2020 (Northern Hemisphere)

There are a few fish leaving Animal Crossing New Horizons in May. You can see them in the table below, alongside info on how and when to catch them.

Fish	Location	Price	Time
Golden Trout	Clifftop River	4pm - 9am
Loach	Rivers	All day
Oarfish	Sea	All day

If you're catching these fish to make yourself some Bells, be sure to visit our Bells Making Guide which outlines some other good ways to make money.

Bugs Leaving in May 2020 (Southern Hemisphere)

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, there are loads of bugs that are leaving this month. We've included all of them in the table below, alongside more info on each.

Bugs	Location	Price	Time
Cricket	Ground	5pm-8am
Flea	On Islanders	All day
Long Locust	Ground	8am-7pm
Mantis	Flowers	8am-5pm
Migratory Locust	Ground	8am-7pm
Monarch Butterfly	Flying	4am-5pm
Orchid Mantis	Flowers	8am-5pm
Rice Grasshopper	Ground	8am-7pm
Violin Beetle	Tree Stumps	All day
Walking Stick	Trees	4am-8am, 5pm-7pm

We've been busy plugging away on a bunch more Animal Crossing New Horizons guides. You can find close to 100 guides right here on USG, and if you head to our AC: New Horizons Walkthrough you'll see them all in one handy place. From guides on the different kinds of buildings, to detailed breakdowns of how to catch specific bugs and fish, we've got you covered.

Fish Leaving in May 2020 (Southern Hemisphere)

There's also a selection of fish that are leaving this month. They include the Catfish and the Angelfish. Here's all of the info you need on each:

Fish	Location	Price	Time
Barred Knifejaw	Sea	All day
Char	Rivers and Ponds	4pm-9pm
Cherry Salmon	Rivers	4pm-9pm
Golden Trout	Clifftop Rivers	4pm-9pm
Guppy	Rivers	9am-4pm
Mitten Crab	Rivers	4pm-9pm
Neon Tetra	Rivers	9am-4pm
Ray	Sea	4am-9pm
Sea Horse	Sea	All day
Zebra Turkeyfish	Sea	All day

That's all you need to know about The Able Sisters. For more on Animal Crossing New Horizons be sure to check out Caty's review. Elsewhere, there's Hirun's writeup of how cloud saving works.