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September is arriving, which means Animal Crossing: New Horizons players are finally getting into fall and spring, depending on their hemisphere. As usual, a new month means a new set of critters to catch.
There’s no rush to catch any of them, as they’ll stick around for much longer than a month, but make sure you donate any new finds to Blathers to complete your Museum. You can tell when you’ve caught a new creature because your character will exclaim “Yes!” before they say the bug or fish’s name.
You can also check in your Critterpedia to see if you’ve donated the bug fish or not. If you have, there will be a little owl icon next to the critter name. (Note that these emblems won’t show up if you’re on somebody else’s island.)
We’ve broken up the list of new bugs and fish to catch in September by hemisphere below, so you can check which ones are new in your area. Keep in mind that some of these are returning to your island after being previously available, so if they seem familiar, you likely caught them during an earlier availability.
New critters to find in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for September (Northern Hemisphere)
Critter type | Name | Location | Shadow Size | Time |
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Critter type | Name | Location | Shadow Size | Time |
Bug | Common Butterfly | Flying | N/A | 4 a.m. - 7 p.m. |
Bug | Yellow Butterfly | Flying | N/A | 4 a.m. - 7 p.m. |
Bug | Monach Butterfly | Flying | N/A | 4 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Bug | Cricket | On ground | N/A | 5 p.m. - 8 a.m. |
Bug | Bell Cricket | On ground | N/A | 5 p.m. - 8 a.m. |
Bug | Red Dragonfly | Flying | N/A | 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. |
Bug | Violin Beetle | On tree stumps | N/A | All day |
Bug | Pill Bug | Hit rocks | N/A | 11 p.m. - 4 p.m. |
Bug | Centipede | Hit rocks | N/A | 4 p.m. - 11 p.m. |
Fish | Pike | River | X Large | All day |
Fish | Cherry Salmon | River (Clifftop) | Medium | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Fish | Char | River (Clifftop) | Medium | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Fish | Golden Trout | River (Clifftop) | Medium | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Fish | Salmon | River (mouth) | Large | All day |
Fish | King Salmon | River (mouth) | Largest | All day |
Fish | Mitten Crab | River | Small | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Fish | Sturgeon | River (mouth) | Largest | All day |
Sea creature | Turban shell | Ocean diving | N/A | All day |
Sea creature | Chambered nautilus | Ocean diving | N/A | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Sea creature | Umbrella octopus | Ocean diving | N/A | All day |
Sea creature | Sweet shrimp | Ocean diving | N/A | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
New critters to find in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for September (Southern Hemisphere)
Critter type | Name | Location | Shadow Size | Time |
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Critter type | Name | Location | Shadow Size | Time |
Bug | Yellow Butterfly | Flying | N/A | 4 a.m. - 7 p.m. |
Bug | Tiger Butterfly | Flying | N/A | 4 a.m. - 7 p.m. |
Bug | Peacock Butterfly | Flying by hybrid flowers | N/A | 4 a.m. - 7 p.m. |
Bug | Mantis | On flowers | N/A | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Bug | Orchid Mantis | On white flowers | N/A | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Bug | Honeybee | Flying | N/A | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Bug | Stinkbug | On flowers | N/A | All day |
Bug | Man-faced Stink Bug | On flowers | N/A | 7 p.m. - 8 a.m. |
Bug | Ladybug | On flowers | N/A | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Fish | Tadpole | Pond | Smallest | All day |
Fish | Loach | River | Small | All day |
Fish | Cherry Salmon | River (Clifftop) | Medium | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Fish | Char | River (Clifftop) | Medium | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Fish | Golden Trout | River (Clifftop) | Medium | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Fish | Barred Knifejaw | Sea | Medium | All day |
Sea Creature | Turban shell | Ocean diving | N/A | All day |
Sea Creature | Chambered nautilus | Ocean diving | N/A | 4 p.m. - 9 a.m. |
Sea Creature | Umbrella octopus | Ocean diving | N/A | All day |
Sea Creature | Firefly squid | Ocean diving | N/A | 9 p.m. - 4 a.m. |
Sea Creature | Spider crab | Ocean diving | N/A | All day |