March is the anniversary month of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the game is close to celebrating its first-year anniversary. Now is the perfect time to hunt and fish those bugs and fishes you missed from the previous months. Unlike the tepid February’s seasonal creatures, March is incredibly busy as lots of critters swarm and leave your island.
What Are the New Critters In The Northern Hemisphere?
Below is a table with all the critters that will arrive this March in the North Hemisphere.
| Critter | Type | Location | Time of Appearance | Price in Bells | Available Until |
| Yellow Butterfly | Bug | Flying | 4 a.m. – 7 p.m. | 160 | June but comes back in September and leaves again in October |
| Tiger Butterfly | Bug | Flying | 4 a.m. – 7 p.m. | 240 | September |
| Peacock Butterfly | Bug | Flying by hybrid flowers | 4 a.m. – 7 p.m. | 2,500 | June |
| Mantis | Bug | On flowers | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. | 430 | November |
| Orchid Mantis | Bug | On white flowers | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. | 2,400 | November |
| Honey Bee | Bug | Flying | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. | 200 | July |
| Stinkbug | Bug | On flowers | Whole Day | 120 | October |
| Man-faced Stink Bug | Bug | On flowers | 7 p.m. – 8 a.m. | 1,000 | October |
| Ladybug | Bug | On flowers | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. | 200 | June but returns in October only to leave in November |
| Tadpole | Fish | Pond / Smallest | Whole Day | 100 | July |
| Loach | Fish | River / Small | Whole Day | 400 | May |
| Cherry Salmon | Fish | Clifftop / Medium | 4 p.m. – 9 a.m. | 800 | June but comes back in September and leaves again in November |
| Char | Fish | Clifftop / Medium | 4 p.m. – 9 a.m. | 3,800 | June but comes back in September and leaves again in November |
| Golden Trout | Fish | Clifftop / Medium | 4 p.m. – 9 a.m. | 15,000 | May but comes back in September and leaves again in November |
| Barred Knifejaw | Fish | Sea / Medium | Whole Day | 5,000 | November |
| Turban Shell | Sea Creature | Ocean Diving | Whole Day | 1,000 | May but returns in September before leaving again in December |
| Chambered Nautilus | Sea Creature | Ocean Diving | 4 p.m. – 9 a.m. | 1,800 | May but comes back in September and leaves again in November |
| Umbrella Octopus | Sea Creature | Ocean Diving | Whole Day | 6,000 | June but comes back in September and leaves again in November |
| Firefly Squid | Sea Creature | Ocean Diving | 9 p.m. – 4 a.m. | 1,400 | June |
| Spider Crab | Sea Creature | Ocean Diving | Whole Day | 10,000 | April |
What Are the New Critters In The Southern Hemisphere?
Below is a table with all the critters that will arrive this March in the Southern Hemisphere.
| Critter | Type | Location | Time of Appearance | Price in Bells | Available Until |
| Yellow Butterfly | Bug | Flying | 4 a.m. – 7 p.m. | 160 | June but comes back in September and leaves again in October |
| Common Butterfly | Bug | Flying | 4 a.m. – 7 p.m. | 80 | December |
| Monarch Butterfly | Bug | Flying | 4 a.m. – 5 p.m. | 140 | April |
| Cricket | Bug | Ground | 5 p.m. – 8 a.m. | 130 | May |
| Bell Cricket | Bug | Ground | 5 p.m. – 8 a.m. | 430 | April |
| Red Dragonfly | Bug | Flying | 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. | 180 | July |
| Violin Beetle | Bug | On tree stumps | Whole Day | 450 | March, May, and June |
| Pill Bug | Bug | Hit rocks | 11 p.m. – 4 p.m. | 250 | December |
| Centipede | Bug | Hit rocks | 4 p.m. – 11 p.m. | 300 | June but returns in October only to leave in November |
| Pike | Fish | River / X Large | Whole Day | 1,800 | June |
| Cherry Salmon | Fish | Clifftop / Medium | 4 p.m. – 9 a.m. | 1,000 | May but comes back in September and leaves again in December |
| Salmon | Fish | River (mouth)/ Large | Whole Day | 700 | March only! |
| Golden Trout | Fish | Clifftop / Medium | 4 p.m. – 9 a.m. | 15,000 | May but comes back in September and leaves again in November |
| King Salmon | Fish | River (mouth)/ Largest | Whole Day | 1,800 | March only! |
| Mitten Crab | Fish | River / small | 4 p.m. – 9 a.m. | 2,000 | May |
| Sturgeon | Fish | River (mouth)/ Largest | Whole Day | 10,000 | September |
| Chambered Nautilus | Sea Creature | Ocean Diving | 4 p.m. – 9 a.m. | 1,800 | May but comes back in September and leaves again in November |
| Umbrella Octopus | Sea Creature | Ocean Diving | Whole Day | 6,000 | June but comes back in September and leaves again in November |
| Sweet Shrimp | Sea Creature | Ocean Diving | 4 p.m. – 9 a.m. | 1,400 | August |
| Turban Shell | Sea Creature | Ocean Diving | Whole Day | 1,000 | May but returns in September before leaving again in December |
Critters Leaving This Month
The following are critters that will no longer be available once this month ends:
Northern Hemisphere
- Bitterling (fish) – Returns in November this year
- Yellow Perch (fish) – Returns in October this year
- Stringfish (fish) – Returns in December this year
- Sturgeon (fish) – Returns in September this year
- Sea Butterfly (fish) – Returns in December this year
- Football Fish (fish) – Returns in November this year
- Emperor Butterfly (bug) – Returns in June this year
- Red King Crab (sea creature) – Returns in November this year
Southern Hemisphere
- Crawfish (fish) – Returns in October this year
- Soft-shelled Turtle (fish) – Returns in February 2022
- Sweetfish (fish) – Returns in January 2022
- Salmon (fish) – Returns in March 2022
- King Salmon (fish) – Returns in March 2022
- Nibble Fish (fish) – Returns in November this year
- Piranha (fish) – Returns in December this year
- Arowana (fish) – Returns in December this year
- Dorado (fish) – Returns in December this year
- Arapaima (fish) – Returns in December this year
- Saddled Bichir (fish) – Returns in December this year
- Clown Fish (fish) – Returns in October this year
- Butterfly Fish (fish) – Returns in October this year
- Pufferfish (fish) – Returns in January 2022
- Ocean Sunfish (fish) – Returns in January 2022
- Saw Shark (fish) – Returns in December this year
- Hammerhead Shark (fish) – Returns in December this year
- Great White Shark (fish) – Returns in December this year
- Whale Shark (fish) – Returns in December this year
- Suckerfish (fish) – Returns in December this year
- Tiger Butterfly (bug) – Returns in September this year
- Great Purple Emperor (bug) – Returns in December this year
- Agrias Butterfly (bug) – Returns in November this year
- Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing (bug) – Returns in November this year
- Atlas Moth (bug) – Returns in October this year
- Madagascan Sunset Moth (bug) – Returns in October this year
- Grasshopper (bug) – Returns in January 2022
- Walker Cicada (bug) – Returns in February 2022
- Pondskater (bug) – Returns in November this year
- Diving Beetle (bug) – Returns in November this year
- Giant Water Bug (bug) – Returns in October this year
- Rosalia Batesi Beetle (bug) – Returns in November this year
- Earth-boring Dung Beetle (bug) – Returns in January 2022
- Goliath Beetle (bug) – Returns in December this year
- Rainbow Stag (bug) – Returns in December this year
- Walking Leaf (bug) – Returns in January 2022
- Mosquito (bug) – Returns in December this year
- Flatworm (sea creature) – Returns in February 2022
- Gigas Giant Clam (sea creature) – Returns in November this year
- Horseshoe crab (sea creature) – Returns in January 2022
- Moon Jellyfish (sea creature) – Returns in January 2022
- Sea Grapes (sea creature) – Returns in December this year
- Sea Urchin (sea creature) – Returns in November this year
- Slate Pencil Urchin (sea creature) – Returns in November this year
- Tiger Prawn (sea creature) – Returns in December this year
How About The Animal Crossing: New Horizons Anniversary Event?
As of this writing, Nintendo has yet to announce any special event for the game’s first year anniversary. However, this month is pretty busy for the game in terms of additional content with the Sanrio collaboration and the 35th anniversary of Super Mario.
