Animal Crossing: New Horizons – bugs, fish, and sea creatures leaving in February
Posted on February 28, 2021 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch
With just a day remaining in February, there isn’t much time left to catch the current critters in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The game’s bugs, fish, and sea creatures will be cycled out when the month ends.
We have a recap of what’s leaving at the end of February below, courtesy of Polygon. Charts are available for both the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
Fish and bugs leaving Animal Crossing: New Horizons after February (Northern Hemisphere)
| Critter Type | Name | Location | Size | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug | Raja Brooke’s Birdwing | Flying by purple flowers | N/A | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Bug | Damselfly | Flying | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Dung Beetle | Pushing snowballs | N/A | All day |
| Fish | Pond Smelt | River | Small | All day |
| Fish | Blowfish | Sea | Medium | 9 p.m. – 4 a.m. |
| Sea creature | Sea pig | Ocean diving | N/A | 4 p.m. – 9 a .m. |
| Sea creature | Oyster | Ocean diving | N/A | All day |
| Sea creature | Sweet shrimp | Ocean diving | N/A | 4 p.m. – 9 a.m. |
| Sea creature | Venus’ flower basket | Ocean diving | N/A | All day |
Fish and bugs leaving Animal Crossing: New Horizons after February (Southern Hemisphere)
| Critter Type | Name | Location | Size | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug | Common Bluebottle | Flying | N/A | 4 a.m. – 7 p.m. |
| Bug | Great Purple Emperor | Flying | N/A | 4 a.m. – 7 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 | Jewel Beetle | On tree stumps | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Blue Weevil Beetle | On coconut trees | N/A | All day |
| Bug | Scarab Beetle | On trees | N/A | 11 p.m. – 8 a.m. |
| Bug | Drone Beetle | On trees | N/A | All day |
| 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 Leaf | Near trees, disguised as furniture leaf | N/A | All day |
| Fish | Killifish | Pond | Smallest | All day |
| Fish | Frog | Pond | Small | All day |
| Fish | Giant Snakehead | Pond | X Large | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. |
| Fish | Napoleonfish | Sea | Largest | 4 a.m. – 9 p.m. |
| Fish | Squid | Sea | Medium | All day |
| Sea creature | Vampire squid | Ocean diving | N/A | 4 p.m. – 9 a.m. |
