Animal Crossing: New Horizons – bugs, fish, and sea creatures leaving in September

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch

Lots of bugs, fish, and sea creatures are on their way out in Animal Crossing: New Horizons – especially if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s typical for a swap to happen when a new month rolls over, and with October almost here, expect plenty of change in the Switch game.

Polygon was kind enough to put together handy charts showing everything that’s departing Animal Crossing: New Horizons in both hemispheres. Find out what’s leaving once September ends below.

ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS CRITTERS LEAVING AFTER SEPTEMBER (NORTHERN HEMISPHERE)

Critter type	Critter	Location	Shadow Size	Time
Bug	Tiger Butterfly	Flying	N/A	4 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Bug	Emperor Butterfly	Flying	N/A	5 p.m. – 8 a.m.
Bug	Agrias Butterfly	Flying	N/A	8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Bug	Raja Brooke’s Birdwing	Flying by purple flowers	N/A	8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Bug	Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing	Flying	N/A	8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Bug	Atlas Moth	On trees	N/A	7 p.m. – 4 a.m.
Bug	Madagascan Sunset Moth	Flying	N/A	8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Bug	Grasshopper	On ground	N/A	8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Bug	Walker Cicada	On trees	N/A	8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Bug	Pondskater	Ponds	N/A	8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Bug	Diving Beetle	Ponds and rivers	N/A	8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Bug	Giant Water Bug	Ponds and rivers	N/A	7 p.m. – 8 a.m.
Bug	Rosalia Batesi Beetle	On tree stumps	N/A	All day
Bug	Earth-boring Dung Beetle	On ground	N/A	All day
Bug	Goliath Beetle	On coconut trees	N/A	5 p.m. – 8 a.m.
Bug	Rainbow Stag	On trees	N/A	7 p.m. – 8 a.m.
Bug	Mosquito	Flying	N/A	5 p.m. – 4 a.m.
Fish	Crawfish	Pond	Small	All day
Fish	Soft-shelled Turtle	River	Large	4 p.m. – 9 a.m.
Fish	Sweetfish	River	Medium	All day
Fish	Salmon	River (mouth)	Large	All day
Fish	King Salmon	River (mouth)	Largest	All day
Fish	Nibble Fish	River	Smallest	9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Fish	Piranha	River	Small	9 a.m. – 4 p.m., 9 p.m. – 4 a.m.
Fish	Arowana	River	Large	4 p.m. – 9 a.m.
Fish	Dorado	River	X Large	4 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Fish	Gar	Pond	Largest	4 p.m. – 9 a.m.
Fish	Arapaima	River	Largest	4 p.m. – 9 a.m.
Fish	Saddled Bichir	River	Large	9 p.m. – 4 a.m.
Fish	Clown Fish	Sea	Smallest	All day
Fish	Surgeonfish	Sea	Small	All day
Fish	Butterfly Fish	Sea	Small	All day
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.
Fish	Saw Shark	Sea	Largest (Fin)	4 p.m. – 9 a.m.
Fish	Hammerhead Shark	Sea	Largest (Fin)	4 p.m. – 9 a.m.
Fish	Great White Shark	Sea	Largest (Fin)	4 p.m. – 9 a.m.
Fish	Whale Shark	Sea	Largest (Fin)	All day
Fish	Suckerfish	Sea	Large (Fin)	All day
Sea Creature	Sea urchin	Ocean (diving)	N/A	All day
Sea Creature	Slate pencil urchin	Ocean (diving)	N/A	4 p.m. – 9 a.m.
Sea Creature	Moon jellyfish	Ocean (diving)	N/A	All day
Sea Creature	Gigas giant clam	Ocean (diving)	N/A	All day
Sea Creature	Tiger prawn	Ocean (diving)	N/A	4 p.m. – 9 a.m.
Sea Creature	Horseshoe crab	Ocean (diving)	N/A	9 p.m. – 4 a.m.
Sea Creature	Flatworm	Ocean (diving)	N/A	4 p.m. – 9 a.m.

ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS CRITTERS LEAVING AFTER SEPTEMBER (SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE)

Critter type	Critter	Location	Shadow Size	Time
Bug	Emperor Butterfly	Flying	N/A	5 p.m. – 8 a.m.
Fish	Bitterling	River	Smallest	All day
Fish	Yellow Perch	River	Medium	All day
Fish	Stringfish	River (Clifftop)	X Large	4 p.m. – 9 a.m.
Fish	Sturgeon	River (mouth)	Largest	All day
Fish	Sea Butterfly	Sea	Smallest	All day
Fish	Football Fish	Sea	Large	4 p.m. – 9 a.m.
Sea Creature	Red king crab	Ocean (Diving)	N/A	All day

We’ll let you know about the new creatures joining Animal Crossing: New Horizons during October next week.

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