Complete Your NLB Book Bugs Collection: The Ultimate Checklist for Tales of the Travellers

If you’ve started your Book Bugs: Tales of the Travellers journey with Singapore’s National Library Board (NLB), you already know how addictive collecting these beautifully illustrated cards can be. With the recent launch of Wave 3, the full collection is bigger — and more exciting — than ever.

To help young collectors (and parents) stay organized, here is the Book Bugs Checklist — covering every Traveller card, Guardian Bug, and special edition you need to complete your Bugcadia adventure. Check out hilarious names like the “404” who is a …computer bug!

Feel free to print and start crossing out the cards you pulled and mark your duplicates for trading!

Bug No.NameBug TypeTropeRegion
1ClothoMillipedeStory’s BeginningBuggis City
2AurairGriffinflyStory’s BalanceBuggis City
3Deus Ex BugginoZyzzyvaStory’s ConclusionBuggis City
4IxThorn BugWise AdvisorBuggis City
5The MMourning Cloak CaterpillarDungeon MasterBuggis City
6JamieArmenian CochinealContent CreatorBuggis City
7Yong SilkQueen Alexandra’s Birdwing ButterflyPop IdolBuggis City
8MulBombardier BeetleVillainessBuggis City
9PABLOZulu Hud BugPainterBuggis City
10ViviSpiny Flower MantisFashionista (Steampunk)Buggis City
11HostyTailed Cellar SpiderInnkeeperBuggis City
12PonponWoolly AphidPâtissierBuggis City
13B.B. TeaAfricanised Honey BeeJournalistBuggis City
14BingleyHandsome TrigSecond LeadBuggis City
15NeonyaLeopard Lacewing ButterflySeamstressBuggis City
16Yuan YuanPanda AntDiplomatBuggis City
17SiburWhitetail DragonflyBardBuggis City
18VeevilRice WeevilGluttonBuggis City
19EvviJewel CaterpillarFlaneurBuggis City
20VaagaiBlue Glass BeetleYoga InstructorBuggis City
21ThrmysSouthern Flannel MothViking WarriorWyntreim
22IlleryPuss CaterpillarSecret KeeperWyntreim
23ToriopHercules BeetlePrivate EyeWyntreim
24SleppoPoodle MothTrusty SteedWyntreim
25TuaGiant Amazonian AntGiantWyntreim
26KroosFruit FlyCrewmateWyntreim
27WetaWetapungaInformantWyntreim
28Dr CorvusAsian Tiger MosquitoPlague DoctorWyntreim
29SyramikPotter WaspPandora’s BoxWyntreim
30Ay & BeaCape Mountain CockroachHenchmenWyntreim
31AvalonPeacock KatydidLegendary HeroWyntreim
32PistosEight Spotted Crab SpiderReliable BackboneWyntreim
33JusticeColumbia SilkmothJudgeWyntreim
34TeashaElephant Hawk MothTeahouse ProprietorWyntreim
35BuwanSpittlebugDreamerWyntreim
36RungsaItalian Striped BugUndercover SpyWyntreim
37MayaPeacock ButterflyAstrologerWyntreim
38NaatuAustralian Tiger BeetleClassical DancerWyntreim
39NyphyxHag Moth CaterpillarGiant Sea MonsterAquaria
40SciphySea SlugAlchemistAquaria
41SnowflakeGreen LacewingMary SueAquaria
42404Computer BugComputer BugAquaria
43OzcarMasked BeeFalsely PraisedAquaria
44FosterDeath’s Head Hawk MothUnknown HeroAquaria
45TerraGolden Tortoise BeetleSenseiAquaria
46LokeetleIridescent Bark MantisWarlockAquaria
47ClaggornIronclad BeetleAutomaton / CyborgAquaria
48PhantomGhost AntImaginary FriendAquaria
49MorriganAssassin BugMageAquaria
50RakvanaDeep Sea Giant IsopodCastaway MarinerAquaria
51ChonsenWhite Ghost CicadaImmortalAquaria
52CyaneBanded DemoiselleMysterious AlienAquaria
53SulungLesser-banded HornetFirstbornAquaria
54SisikScale InsectToughie with a soft centreAquaria
55VetalaCocoon (no species)GenieAquaria
56NeelugRainbow GrasshopperSummonerAquaria
57LiraesScorpionflyEmpressFensglade
58ElidiBee FlyMobFensglade
59FilbertFilbert WeevilRegular StudentFensglade
60LuluFlag-footed BugWeird Best FriendFensglade
61EloweezRosy Maple MothModern Day PrincessFensglade
62BetelgeuseTen-Lined June BeetlePranksterFensglade
63RurouninPink Orchid MantisSamuraiFensglade
64Darkest TrillHouse CricketChuunibyouFensglade
65MegafaneHeart-shaped LadybirdFangirlFensglade
66CatosYellow Woolly BearMessengerFensglade
67MerryTree CricketJolly OutlawFensglade
68SpindlinusLong-legged CentipedeConfused ChildFensglade
69Qian MianPeacock SpiderKing of MasksFensglade
70JadeStick InsectWuxia MasterFensglade
71JujurSweat BeeLie DetectorFensglade
72NimfaCzech NymphMerchantFensglade
73KaviGolden Emperor CicadaPoetFensglade
74NilavanHorned Dung BeetleGym BroFensglade
75AvecourHuntsman SpiderTribal WarriorMirevi
76NeemTansy BeetleExplorerMirevi
77HaharenFrog-legged Leaf BeetleClownMirevi
78XoraSpiny Devil KatydidAttention SeekerMirevi
79MinervaDragon-headed Lantern BugCollectorMirevi
80RemyDevil’s Flower MantisPuppet KingMirevi
81YeehawWood/Heath Tiger BeetleCowboy SheriffMirevi
82B.U.BBobbit WormMonster Under the BedMirevi
83FlynkensteinHouse FlyEvil ScientistMirevi
84LawrabiaLocustDesert NomadMirevi
85FitzyLeafcutter AntFirst AiderMirevi
86TripangGarlic Bread Sea CucumberCowardMirevi
87WarrickAntlionLoyal GeneralMirevi
88YureiWhite Satin MothNetherworld VisitorMirevi
89RingerMaggotHealerMirevi
90LylyGray Blister BeetleTravellerMirevi
91VandiraArizona Desert Hairy ScorpionArchaeologistMirevi
92ShalinaElephant Hawk Moth CaterpillarShape ShifterMirevi
93SeranquilJewel BeetleCalm in the stormBuggis City
94BriarGray’s Leaf InsectMechatronics StudentBuggis City
95Art-terflyCommander ButterflyArt EnthusiastBuggis City
96FlitCrimson Marsh GliderReaderBuggis City
97EcoBlack Soldier FlyGrumpy doting fatherBuggis City
98SebastionJewel ScarabTech GuyBuggis City
99RaileeCommon Rose Butterfly CaterpillarDependable FriendBuggis City
100AugustSlugMascotBuggis City

Where to Find Book Bugs Cards

As a quick reminder, you can earn and redeem cards by:

  • Borrowing books (up to 16 physical and 8 eBooks per day)
  • Completing quizzes on the Book Bugs website
  • Redeeming points via the NLB app or web portal
  • Visiting card dispensing machines at participating libraries

Remember: Guardian Bugs are region-locked, so you might need to visit specific libraries — or trade smartly with fellow collectors. We covered this in detail in our previous post; check it out here.

If you’re aiming to collect all the cards, start early and plan library visits strategically. Some cards, especially Guardian Bugs and Wave 1 Travellers, may become harder to find as the campaign progresses. Keep your duplicates and be ready to trade.

Happy collecting — and happy reading!

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