I have no idea how common bug catching is as a hobby in real life, but in life sims it’s almost as ubiquitous as fishing – that is to say, you’ll never fit in around this wholesome chibi town if you don’t partake several times a week. Heartopia is no exception: at launch, this newly-released “slow life sim” includes insect catching as one of its seven hobbies.
When you begin your bug catching journey you’ll only have a dozen or so specimens at your disposal, but continue to level up and you’ll unlock higher rarity and quality bugs to humanely trap using your giant bubble blower.
Like almost every collectible in Heartopia, bugs are typically native to just one of the various map regions, which includes four outer biomes as well as three inner areas. Furthermore, some bugs will spawn in any region as long as their preferred habitat is present, while others will only appear during the Bait the Insects event that takes place periodically.
Read on below for every Heartopia bug catching location we’ve found so far!
Heartopia bug catching locations
To help you fill out your insect story collection, we’ve put together this running list of all the bugs we’ve found so far in Heartopia along with their spawn locations – we’ll keep this updated as we find more!
| Name | Active Period | Time | Weather | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old World Swallowtail | Daily | All | All | Forest |
| Orange Tip | Daily | All | All | Central Area |
| Common Brimstone | Daily | All | All | Suburbs |
| Cabbage White | Daily | All | All | Fishing Village |
| Apollo | Daily | All | All | Bait the Insects event |
| Postman Butterfly | Daily | All | All | Bait the Insects event |
| Gold Grasshopper | Daily | All | All | Onsen Mountain |
| European Firebug | Daily | All | All | Home (spawns on rocks around player housing) |
| Large Red Damselfly | Daily | All | All | Waterside |
Bugs aren’t the only wild critters you’ll encounter in Heartopia – take a look at our Heartopia birdwatching locations and Heartopia fishing locations guides, as well as our Heartopia species trough locations guide to learn more about other species you can interact with! And of course, don’t forget to check our regularly updated Heartopia gift codes page.