Early on in Coral Island, you’ll be swamped with various tasks. There is so much to do, in fact, that I got hooked on different mechanics and barely squeezed in time for bug-catching in the early game.
Whenever you get around to it, you’ll notice it’s not as simple as it looks. For one, bugs keep darting away from me. Plus, I never seem to be able to catch the bugs I’m actually looking for since they all apparently have a fixed set of conditions to spawn. It also doesn’t help that I couldn’t find any machine that would let me turn my bugs into a more artisanal profit. Nonetheless, to complete the Lake Temple offerings, you’ll want to learn where you can find every bug in Coral Island.
How Bug Catching Works in Coral Island
Bug catching in Coral Island requires a Net, which Sunny and Eleanor will hand you on Day 3 of Spring. This enables you to catch all sorts of moths, caterpillars, and worms all over the island.
However, much like fishing comes with its own minigame, but catching has its own sets of complexities: to catch a bug, it’s better not to alert them. Sure, you’ll get away with quick movements with more common bugs like the fly. However, rarer insects will either fly or squirm away from you as soon as they spot you.
Your Bug Net can be upgraded in exchange for Ore Kelp, whether that’s Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Osmium, and a bit of wood at Sunny’s Beach Shack.
All Spring Bugs in Coral Island
Image | Spring Bug | Weather | Time of the Day | Location |
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Ghost mantis | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Any | Garden Lane Forest | |
Leaf beetle | Sunny Windy | Any | Forest Vineyard Hot Spring Deep Forest | |
Luna moth | Sunny Windy | Any | Town, Forest Deep Forest | |
Magnolia green jumper | Rainy Stormy | Any | Lake Forest | |
Pine sphinx | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Any | Town Lookout Beach | |
Puss moth | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Any | Lake Forest Vineyard Hot Spring | |
Snail | Rainy Stormy Windy | Any | Beach Lake Woodlands Town Vineyard Forest | |
Striped garden caterpillar | Sunny Windy | Any | Garden Lane Beach Hot Spring | |
Wasp | Sunny | Any | Vineyard Hot Spring Forest | |
Cecropia caterpillar | Sunny Windy | Evening Night | Garden Lane, Lake, Lookout, Forest, Vineyard | |
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Centipede | Sunny Windy | Evening Night | Garden Lane Beach Woodlands Town Forest Vineyard | |
Cricket | Sunny Rainy Windy | Evening Night | Garden Lane Beach Lake Woodlands Lookout Vineyard Forest | |
Firefly | Sunny | Evening Night | Garden Lane Lake Woodlands Forest Deep Forest | |
Hickory horned devil | Sunny Rainy Stormy | Evening Night | Woodlands Lookout Forest | |
Moth | Sunny Rainy Stormy | Evening Night | Garden Lane Town Vineyard Hot Spring | |
Polyphemus moth | Rainy Stormy Windy | Evening Night | Beach Town Lookout | |
Scarites beetle | Sunny Windy | Evening Night | Garden Lane Woodlands Vineyard Forest | |
Widow spider | Sunny Windy | Evening Night | Beach Woodlands Town Lookout | |
Assam silk moth | Sunny Rainy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Lookout Vineyard Hot Spring Forest | |
Fly | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Beach Lake Woodlands Town Lookout Dump | |
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Harpalus beetle | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Town Lookout Forest Vineyard Hot Spring | |
Lady beetle | Sunny Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Town, Lookout Hot Spring Deep Forest | |
Little wood satyr butterfly | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Lake Woodlands | |
Pipevine swallowtail butterfly | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Lake Woodlands Forest | |
Praying mantis | Sunny Rainy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Beach Forest | |
Red admiral | Sunny Rainy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Forest Vineyard | |
Spicebush swallowtail butterfly | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Beach Woodlands | |
Tiger beetle | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Beach Lake Woodlands Lookout Town | |
Tiger swallowtail butterfly | Sunny Windy | Morning Afternoon | Woodlands Vineyard Hot Spring Forest | |
Yucca moth | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Beach Town Hot Spring |
All Summer Bugs in Coral Island
Image | Summer Bug | Weather | Time of Day | Location |
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Ghost mantis | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Any | Garden Lane Forest | |
Puss moth | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Any | Lake Forest Vineyard Hot Spring | |
Violin beetle | Sunny Windy | Any | Woodlands Forest Vineyard | |
Crowned hairstreak butterfly | Sunny | Any | Beach Forest | |
Soldier beetle | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Any | Garden Lane Beach Lake Woodlands Town Lookout Hot Spring | |
Maple leafcutter moth | Sunny Rainy Windy | Any | Garden Lane Beach Lake Woodlands | |
Snail | Rainy Stormy Windy | Any | Beach Lake Woodlands Town Vineyard Forest | |
Wasp | Sunny | Any | Vineyard Hot Spring Forest | |
Magnolia green jumper | Rainy Stormy | Any | Lake Forest | |
Pine sphinx | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Any | Town Lookout Beach | |
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Luna moth | Sunny Windy | Any | Town Forest Deep Forest | |
Striped garden caterpillar | Sunny Windy | Any | Garden Lane Beach Hot Spring | |
Saddleback | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Any | Beach Lookout Forest | |
Gulf fritillary | Sunny Rainy Storm Windy | Any | Garden Lane Woodlands Lookout Vineyard | |
Polyphemus moth | Rainy Stormy Windy | Evening Night | Beach Town Lookout | |
Firefly | Sunny | Evening Night | Garden Lane Lake Woodlands Forest Deep Forest | |
Wolf spider | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Evening Night | Forest Vineyard Hot Spring | |
Scarites beetle | Sunny Windy | Evening Night | Garden Lane Woodlands Vineyard Forest | |
Cecropia caterpillar | Sunny Windy | Evening Night | Garden Lane Lake Lookout Forest Vineyard | |
Man-faced stink bug | Sunny Windy | Evening Night | Lookout Forest Deep Forest | |
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Cricket | Sunny Rainy Windy | Evening Night | Garden Lane Beach Lake Woodlands Lookout Vineyard Forest | |
Centipede | Sunny Windy | Evening Night | Garden Lane Beach Woodlands Town Forest Vineyard | |
Moth | Sunny Rainy Stormy | Evening Night | Garden Lane Town Vineyard Hot Spring | |
Hickory horned devil | Sunny Rainy Stormy | Evening Night | Woodlands Lookout Forest | |
Pipevine swallowtail butterfly | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Lake Woodlands Forest | |
Little wood satyr butterfly | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Lake Woodlands | |
Yucca moth | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Beach Town Hot Spring | |
Lady beetle | Sunny Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Town Lookout Hot Spring Deep Forest | |
Orchid mantis | Sunny Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Forest Deep Forest | |
Fly | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Beach Lake Woodlands Town Lookout Dump | |
Blue morpho butterfly | Windy | Morning Afternoon | Lake Forest | |
Dragonfly | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Beach Lake Town | |
Tiger swallowtail butterfly | Sunny Windy | Morning Afternoon | Woodlands Vineyard Hot Spring Forest | |
Western tiger swallowtail | Sunny Rainy Stormy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Lake Town Hot Spring | |
Red admiral | Sunny Rainy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Forest Vineyard |
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All Fall Bugs in Coral Island
Image | Fall Bug | Weather | Time of Day | Location |
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Ghost mantis | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Any | Garden Lane Forest | |
Violin beetle | Sunny Windy | Any | Woodlands Forest Vineyard | |
Soldier beetle | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Any | Garden Lane Beach Lake Woodlands Town Lookout Hot Spring | |
Grasshopper | Any | Any | Garden Lane Beach Lake Woodlands Forest | |
Maple leafcutter moth | Sunny Rainy Windy | Any | Garden Lane Beach Lake Woodlands | |
Snail | Rainy Stormy Windy | Any | Beach Lake Woodlands Town Vineyard Forest | |
Wasp | Sunny | Any | Vineyard Hot Spring Forest | |
Pine sphinx | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Any | Town Lookout Beach | |
Luna moth | Sunny Windy | Any | Town Forest Deep Forest | |
Striped garden caterpillar | Sunny Windy | Any | Garden Lane Beach Hot Spring | |
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Saddleback | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Any | Beach Lookout Forest | |
Gulf fritillary | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Any | Garden Lane Woodlands Lookout Vineyard | |
Olivewing butterfly | Sunny Windy | Any | Lake Woodlands Forest Deep Forest | |
Widow spider | Sunny Windy | Evening Night | Beach Woodlands Town Lookout | |
Rove beetle | Sunny Rainy Stormy | Evening Night | Garden Lane Vineyard | |
Tarantula | Sunny | Evening Night | Beach Town | |
Atlas moth | Sunny Windy | Evening Night | Forest | |
Ground beetle | Any | Evening Night | Garden Lane Lake Town Lookout Vineyard | |
Man-faced stink bug | Sunny Windy | Evening Night | Lookout Forest Deep Forest | |
Centipede | Sunny Windy | Evening Night | Garden Lane Beach Woodlands Town Forest Vineyard | |
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Moth | Sunny Rainy Stormy | Evening Night | Garden Lane Town Vineyard Hot Spring | |
Eastern black swallowtail | Rainy Stormy | Evening Night | Beach Lake Lookout Forest Hot Spring | |
Harpalus beetle | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Town Lookout Forest Vineyard Hot Spring | |
Pipevine swallowtail butterfly | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Lake Woodlands Forest | |
Lady beetle | Sunny Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Town Lookout Hot Spring Deep Forest | |
Orchid mantis | Sunny Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Forest Deep Forest | |
Fly | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Beach Lake Woodlands Town Lookout Dump | |
Assam silk moth | Sunny Rainy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Lookout Vineyard Hot Spring Forest | |
Dragonfly | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Beach Lake Town | |
Praying mantis | Sunny Rainy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Beach Forest | |
Tiger swallowtail butterfly | Sunny Windy | Morning Afternoon | Woodlands Vineyard Hot Spring Forest | |
Janetta forester butterfly | Sunny Windy | Morning Afternoon | Vineyard Hot Spring Forest | |
Monarch caterpillar | Sunny Snowy Rainy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Beach Woodlands | |
Red admiral | Sunny Rainy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Forest Vineyard | |
Banded woollybear | Sunny Snowy Windy Blizzard | Morning Afternoon | Lake Woodlands Town Lookout |
All Winter Bugs in Coral Island
Image | Winter Bug | Weather | Time of Day | Location |
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Grasshopper | Any | Any | Garden Lane Beach Lake Woodlands Forest | |
Leaf beetle | Sunny Windy | Any | Forest Vineyard Hot Spring Deep Forest | |
Wasp | Sunny | Any | Vineyard Hot Spring Forest | |
Olivewing butterfly | Sunny Windy | Any | Lake Woodlands Forest Deep Forest | |
Rove beetle | Sunny Rainy Stormy | Evening Night | Garden Lane Vineyard | |
Atlas moth | Sunny Windy | Evening Night | Forest | |
Ground beetle | Any | Evening Night | Garden Lane Lake Town Lookout Vineyard | |
Centipede | Sunny Windy | Evening Night | Garden Lane Beach Woodlands Town Forest Vineyard | |
Moth | Sunny Rainy Stormy | Evening Night | Garden Lane Town Vineyard Hot Spring | |
Pipevine swallowtail butterfly | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Lake Woodlands Forest | |
Fly | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Beach Lake Woodlands Town Lookout Dump | |
Praying mantis | Sunny Rainy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Beach Forest | |
Janetta forester butterfly | Sunny Windy | Morning Afternoon | Vineyard Hot Spring Forest | |
Monarch caterpillar | Sunny Snowy Rainy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Beach Woodlands | |
Spicebush swallowtail butterfly | Sunny Rainy Stormy Windy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Beach Woodlands | |
Birdwing butterfly | Sunny Rainy | Morning Afternoon | Lookout Forest | |
Western tiger swallowtail | Sunny Rainy Stormy | Morning Afternoon | Garden Lane Lake Town Hot Spring | |
Banded woollybear | Sunny Snowy Windy Blizzard | Morning Afternoon | Lake Woodlands Town Lookout |
Published: Nov 22, 2023 04:07 am