December is coming to an end, which means a bunch of living things are coming in Animal Crossing: New Horizons will go away for a while.
To make sure you grab what you can before they disappear, we’ve put together a list of things to help you locate and fill in the museum.
While time travel folks don’t have to worry that much when it comes to spotting this multitude of mistakes, the people who gamble daily won’t want to wait months to continue their collection.
For fish, we recommend using bait made with the manila clams, which you can dig up on the beach to quickly spawn fish in the desired location. Just make the bait at your crafting table and toss it from your inventory into the water.
The northern hemisphere is not saying goodbye to as many creatures as most of them left the islands before the snowfall. The islands of the southern hemisphere will lose most of their butterflies by next year.
Animals to Catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Before End of December (Northern Hemisphere)
| Critter type | Critter | place | Shadow size | time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critter type | Critter | place | Shadow size | time |
| fish | pike | flow | X large | All day |
| Marine life | shell | Ocean (diving) | N / A | All day |
| Marine life | Lobster | Ocean (diving) | N / A | 9 p.m. – 4 a.m. |
Animals to Catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Before Late December (Southern Hemisphere)
| Critter type | Critter | place | Shadow size | time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critter type | Critter | place | Shadow size | time |
| error | Common butterfly | Flying | N / A | 4 a.m. – 7 p.m. |
| error | Yellow butterfly | Flying | N / A | 4 a.m. – 7 p.m. |
| error | Peacock butterfly | Flying with hybrid flowers | N / A | 4 a.m. – 7 p.m. |
| error | Firefly | Flying | N / A | 7 p.m. – 4 a.m. |
| error | Ladybug | On flowers | N / A | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| error | Violin beetle | On tree stumps | N / A | All day |
| error | Pill bug | Hit stones | N / A | 11 p.m. – 4 p.m. |
| error | centipede | Hit stones | N / A | 4 p.m. – 11 p.m. |
| fish | Cherry salmon | River (cliff) | medium | 4 p.m. – 9 a.m. |
| fish | Char | River (cliff) | medium | 4 p.m. – 9 a.m. |
| Marine life | Chambered Nautilus | Ocean (diving) | N / A | 4 p.m. – 9 a.m. |
| Marine life | Firefly Squid | Ocean (diving) | N / A | 9 p.m. – 4 a.m. |
| Marine life | lobster | Ocean (diving) | N / A | All day |
