Animal Crossing: Last Chance To Catch These Bugs And Fish In New Horizons Before They Leave

October is just around the corner now, which means a new assortment of bugs, fish, and sea creatures will soon begin appearing in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. That also means that certain species will be leaving your island in only a couple of hours, making this your last chance to catch them in the game for a little while.

Now that fall has begun in Northern Hemisphere islands, many of the remaining summer bugs and fish will be heading into hibernation come October. By contrast, only a handful of critters are leaving Southern Hemisphere islands next month, but you'll still want to catch them while you can to fill out your encyclopedia. You can see all the bugs, fish, and sea creatures that are leaving Animal Crossing: New Horizons today, September 30, below.

Fish And Bugs Leaving After September

Northern Hemisphere

Fish

Fish	Location/Size	Time	Price
Arapaima	River, 6	4 PM - 9 AM	10,000
Arowana	River, 4	4 PM - 9 AM	10,000
Butterfly Fish	Sea, 2	All day	1,000
Clown Fish	Sea, 1	All day	650
Crawfish	Pond, 2	All day	200
Dorado	River, 5	4 AM - 9 PM	15,000
Gar	Pond, 5	4 PM - 9 AM	6,000
Great White Shark	Sea, fin	4 PM - 9 AM	15,000
Hammerhead Shark	Sea, fin	4 PM - 9 AM	8,000
King Salmon	River (mouth), 6	All day	1,800
Nibble Fish	River, 1	9 AM - 4 PM	1,500
Ocean Sunfish	Sea, fin	4 AM - 9 PM	4,000
Piranha	River, 2	9 AM - 4 PM, 9 PM - 4 AM	2,500
Puffer Fish	Sea, 3	All day	250
Saddled Bichir	River, 4	9 PM - 4 AM	4,000
Salmon	River (mouth), 4	All day	700
Saw Shark	Sea, fin	4 PM - 9 AM	12,000
Soft-shelled Turtle	River, 4	4 PM - 9 AM	3,750
Suckerfish	Sea, fin	All day	1,500
Surgeonfish	Sea, 2	All day	1,000
Sweetfish	River, 3	All day	900
Whale Shark	Sea, fin	All day	13,000

If you have a Northern Hemisphere island, this week marks your last chance to catch a number of summer fish, including sharks. Not only are these normally hard to come by, as they only appear in the ocean during the summer months, they also fetch a pretty penny at Nook's Cranny, making them a great way to earn money. A variety of different river and pond fish are leaving at the end of this month as well, including some valuable catches like the dorado, arowana, and arapaima.

Bugs

Bug	Location	Time	Price
Agrias Butterfly	Flying near flowers	8 AM - 5 PM	3,000
Atlas Moth	On trees	7 PM - 4 AM	3,000
Diving Beetle	River/pond	8 AM - 7 PM	800
Earth-boring Dung Beetle	On the ground	All day	300
Emperor Butterfly	Flying near flowers	5 PM - 8 AM	4,000
Giant Water Bug	River/pond	7 PM - 8 AM	2,000
Goliath Beetle	On coconut trees	5 PM - 8 AM	8,000
Grasshopper	On the ground	8 AM - 5 PM	160
Madagascan Sunset Moth	Flying near flowers	8 AM - 4 PM	2,500
Mosquito	Flying	5 PM - 4 AM	130
Pondskater	River/pond	8 AM - 7 PM	130
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing	Flying near flowers	8 AM - 4 PM	4,000
Rainbow Stag	On trees	7 PM - 8 AM	6,000
Rajah Brooke's Birdwing	Flying near flowers	8 AM - 5 PM	2,500
Tiger Butterfly	Flying near flowers	4 AM - 7 PM	240
Walker Cicada	On trees	8 AM - 4 PM	400
Walking Leaf	On the ground (disguised as a leaf)	All day	600

A number of bugs are leaving Northern Hemisphere islands this week as well, most notably various butterflies. Some of these, like the Queen Alexandra's birdwing and agrias butterfly, are worth a few thousand bells apiece, so you'll want to catch them while you can. While most beetles have since gone into hibernation, the rainbow stag and goliath beetle have still been appearing on trees this month, but they'll likewise leave the game come October.

Sea Creatures

Sea Creature	Time	Price
Flatworm	4 PM - 9 AM	700
Gigas Giant Clam	All day	15,000
Horseshoe Crab	9 PM - 4 AM	2,500
Moon Jellyfish	All day	600
Sea Grapes	All day	900
Sea Urchin	All day	1,700
Slate Pencil Urchin	4 PM - 9 AM	2,000
Tiger Prawn	4 PM - 9 AM	3,000

Unlike fish, you'll need to dive to catch sea creatures, which makes them a bit more of a hassle to find. If you haven't taken a dip in the ocean in a while, however, you'll want to do so before September ends, as the rare and valuable gigas giant clam is leaving the game come October. It sells for a whopping 15,000 bells and won't be back until May, so don't miss your chance to catch one.

Southern Hemisphere

Fish

Fish	Location	Time	Price
Bitterling	River, 1	All day	900
Football Fish	Sea, 4	4 PM - 9 AM	2,500
Sea Butterfly	Sea, 1	All day	1,000
Stringfish	River (clifftop), 5	4 PM - 9 AM	15,000
Sturgeon	River (mouth), 6	All day	10,000
Yellow Perch	River, 3	All day	300

In contrast to Northern Hemisphere islands, only a few fish are leaving the game for Southern Hemisphere players in October. These include the rare--and pricey--stringfish and sturgeon. Both appear in specific parts of the river; the former can be found in the clifftop, while the latter spawns in the mouth of the river near the ocean.

Bugs

Bug	Location	Time	Price
Emperor Butterfly	Flying near flowers	5 PM - 8 AM	4,000

Only one bug is leaving Southern Hemisphere islands come October, but it's a pretty valuable one: the emperor butterfly. It sells for 4,000 bells at Nook's Cranny and is a pretty common sight around flowers, so catch and sell while you can.

Sea Creatures

Sea Creature	Location	Time
Red King Crab	All day	8,000

Likewise, only one sea creature is leaving Southern Hemisphere islands: the red king crab. It appears in the ocean all day and will net you 8,000 bells at Nook's Cranny.