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Explore insects and bugs recently identified by our AI-powered field guide.
Not an insect — Brussels sprout
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera
Unidentified tiny dark speck
Not identifiable from the image
Carpet beetle larva
Anthrenus sp. (likely)
Clothes moth larva
Likely *Tineola bisselliella*
Winged ant (alate)
Formicidae; exact species cannot be determined from the image
Winged ant (reproductive alate)
Formicidae; species not identifiable from the photo
Ant (possibly a carpenter ant)
Formicidae; species cannot be determined from the image
Carpet beetle larva (or shed larval skin)
Anthrenus sp.
Small moth (likely a clothes moth)
Tineidae, likely *Tinea* species; not identifiable to species from this image
Likely booklouse (barklouse)
Possibly *Liposcelis* species; the photo is too small for species-level identification
Not identifiable from the image
Undetermined
Woodlouse hunter spider
Dysdera crocata
Likely red velvet mite
Trombidium sp. (identification uncertain from the photo)
Thread-waisted wasp
Likely a solitary thread-waisted wasp (family Sphecidae); the photo is not detailed enough for species identification.
Green planthopper (likely a flatid planthopper nymph)
Flatidae sp.
Walkingstick (stick insect)
Likely *Diapheromera* species
Likely adult drain fly (moth fly)
Psychodidae, likely *Clogmia albipunctata*
Carpet beetle (adult)
Likely Anthrenus or a related carpet beetle; the photo is too blurry for species-level identification
Small beetle (exact type unclear)
Coleoptera; species undetermined
Silverfish
Likely *Ctenolepisma* species
Drone fly (hoverfly)
Eristalis tenax
Drone fly (hoverfly)
Eristalis tenax
Carpet beetle larva
Likely a varied carpet beetle larva (*Anthrenus verbasci*)
Ant-mimicking spider
Castianeira sp.
Yellow underwing moth (likely a large yellow underwing)
Noctua pronuba
Bed bug
Cimex lectularius
Likely clover mite
Bryobia praetiosa
Likely clover mite
Bryobia praetiosa (tentative; image detail is insufficient for certainty)
Small moth (likely a clothes moth)
Possibly *Tineola bisselliella*
Small moth (likely a pantry moth)
Possibly *Plodia interpunctella*
Leaf-footed bug
Coreidae (likely a Leptoglossus species)
Fishing spider (likely dark fishing spider)
Dolomedes tenebrosus
Spurge hawk-moth caterpillar
Hyles euphorbiae
Hawk-moth caterpillar (likely a white-lined sphinx caterpillar)
Hyles lineata
Lubber grasshopper
Romalea microptera
Bed bug nymph
Cimex lectularius
Small jumping spider (likely a zebra jumping spider)
Salticus sp.; species cannot be confirmed from the image
Woodlouse spider (sowbug killer)
Dysdera crocata
Jumping spider
Likely a jumping spider (Salticidae); species cannot be determined from the image
Small carpenter bee
Ceratina sp.
Masked hunter nymph
Reduvius personatus
Oriental cockroach (likely a nymph)
Blatta orientalis
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