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Dinkum - Bug Catching Guide

April 3, 2023

In Dinkum, you can find bugs all over your Island that you capture using your Bug Catcher Net. As your Island moves through the Seasons, different species of Bugs will start appearing and you can submit them to your Museum for Permit Points and glory!

Like Fishing, each time you capture a Bug you gain EXP towards your Bug Catching Level. Unlike other Professions, you don't have to upgrade your Bug Net to capture all the species.

You can unlock the Museum for your Bugs by getting Theodore to join your Island.

Tips and Tricks for finding Bugs

Catching Butterflies

Bug Catching is pretty simple in Dinkum and all you need is a Bug Net, which can be purchased from John for 1,100 Dinks.

You'll find Bugs all over your Island; you just need to aim your Bug Net on the tile the bug is on and it will be caught! Bugs do not stack in your Inventory, so they can quite quickly clog up your Inventory.

As the time of day and the seasons change, different bugs will spawn. You'll need to complete a full year on your Island in order to catch all the bugs.

You can see Bugs from quite far away, so if you ever unlock the Helicopter, it is great for scouting large areas for the bugs you really need.

All Dinkum Bugs

Here are all the Bugs you can capture in Dinkum. There are a total of 40 Bugs to collect!

Bug Sells For Locations Time Seasons
Queen Bee
Queen Bee
2,300 Dinks The Pine Forests, The Plains, SunSpring Icon Morning
Peacock Spider
Peacock Spider
1,792 Dinks The Bushlands, The Tropics, SunAutumnWinter IconSpring Icon Morning
Firefly
Firefly
860 Dinks Everywhere, SunAutumnWinter IconSpring Icon Night
Meadow Katydid
Meadow Katydid
900 Dinks The Plains, AutumnSpring Icon MorningSun
Fly
Fly
72 Dinks Everywhere, SunAutumnWinter IconSpring Icon MorningSun
Largidae
Largidae
780 Dinks Everywhere, SunAutumnWinter IconSpring Icon Sun
Tau Emerald Dragonfly
Tau Emerald Dragonfly
2,010 Dinks The Plains, The Bushlands, SunAutumn Sun
Field Cricket
Field Cricket
1,348 Dinks The Plains, The Bushlands, SunAutumnWinter IconSpring Icon Night
Pygmyfly
Pygmyfly
1,672 Dinks The Desert, The Plains, SunAutumnWinter IconSpring Icon Sun
Desert Scorpion
Desert Scorpion
1,212 Dinks The Desert, AutumnWinter Icon MorningSunNight
Harlequin Butterfly
Harlequin Butterfly
2,121 Dinks Everywhere, SunAutumnWinter IconSpring Icon MorningSun
Birdwing Butterfly
Birdwing Butterfly
9,100 Dinks The Tropics, Autumn Morning
Grass Hopper
Grass Hopper
1,700 Dinks The Tropics, The Plains, Spring Icon Sun
Black Cricket
Black Cricket
980 Dinks Everywhere, SunAutumnWinter IconSpring Icon Night
Trogid
Trogid
1,400 Dinks The Desert, AutumnSpring Icon Night
Ulysses Butterfly
Ulysses Butterfly
660 Dinks The Bushlands, SunSpring Icon MorningSun
Ladybird
Ladybird
1,900 Dinks The Pine Forests, The Plains, Spring Icon Morning
Funnel Web Spider
Funnel Web Spider
1,020 Dinks The Bushlands, SunSpring Icon SunNight
Huntsman
Huntsman
3,552 Dinks The Desert, The Bushlands, AutumnWinter Icon SunNight
Stag Beetle
Stag Beetle
4,100 Dinks The Tropics, The Bushlands, Spring Icon Sun
Cockroach
Cockroach
154 Dinks Everywhere, SunAutumnWinter IconSpring Icon Night
Goliath stick
Goliath stick
6,330 Dinks The Tropics, The Pine Forests, Winter Icon Morning
Grass Yellow Butterfly
Grass Yellow Butterfly
220 Dinks The Plains, The Pine Forests, The Tropics, SunAutumnWinter IconSpring Icon MorningSun
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
3,860 Dinks The Bushlands, The Pine Forests, Spring Icon MorningSun
Glow Bug
Glow Bug
2,580 Dinks Deep Mines, SunAutumnWinter IconSpring Icon MorningSunNight
Swallow-tail Butterfly
Swallow-tail Butterfly
990 Dinks The Tropics, SunAutumn Sun
Common Blue Tail
Common Blue Tail
772 Dinks The Pine Forests, The Tropics, AutumnWinter Icon MorningSun
Painted Lady Butterfly
Painted Lady Butterfly
560 Dinks The Pine Forests, SunSpring Icon MorningSun
Stinkbug
Stinkbug
300 Dinks Everywhere, Autumn MorningSunNight
Emperor DragonFly
Emperor DragonFly
4,172 Dinks The Tropics, The Plains, Spring Icon Sun
Fiddler Beetle
Fiddler Beetle
2,400 Dinks The Tropics, The Bushlands, AutumnWinter Icon Morning
Tiger Moth
Tiger Moth
1,360 Dinks The Bushlands, The Plains, AutumnWinter Icon Night
Paper Wasp
Paper Wasp
990 Dinks The Plains, The Desert, Autumn Sun
Blue Moon Butterfly
Blue Moon Butterfly
290 Dinks Everywhere, SunAutumnWinter IconSpring Icon MorningSun
Bogong Moth
Bogong Moth
260 Dinks Everywhere, SunAutumnWinter IconSpring Icon Night
Rhinoceros Beetle
Rhinoceros Beetle
1,930 Dinks The Bushlands, The Pine Forests, AutumnWinter Icon Morning
Red Back Spider
Red Back Spider
1,552 Dinks The Desert, SunAutumnSpring Icon SunNight
Hercules Moth
Hercules Moth
3,000 Dinks Everywhere, Winter IconSpring Icon Night
Scarlet Jezebel Butterfly
Scarlet Jezebel Butterfly
790 Dinks Everywhere, SunAutumnWinter IconSpring Icon Sun
Lacewing
Lacewing
1,680 Dinks The Pine Forests, The Plains, SunSpring Icon Sun
Purple Azure Butterfly
Purple Azure Butterfly
2,200 Dinks The Pine Forests, SunAutumnSpring Icon MorningSun
Duskhawker DragonFly
Duskhawker DragonFly
2,350 Dinks The Pine Forests, The Tropics, AutumnSpring Icon MorningSun
Bee
Bee
680 Dinks The Pine Forests, The Plains, SunSpring Icon Sun
Centipede
Centipede
2,220 Dinks Everywhere, SunAutumnWinter IconSpring Icon Night
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