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Elephant hawk-moth
Deilephila elpenor
No insect visible; likely a foxtail grass seed head
Likely Cenchrus setaceus (syn. Pennisetum setaceum)
Oriental cockroach (likely)
Blatta orientalis
Carpet beetle (adult), likely a varied carpet beetle
Anthrenus verbasci
Harlequin bug
Murgantia histrionica
Cross orb-weaver (European garden spider)
Araneus diadematus
Comb-clawed cobweb spider (likely false widow)
Steatoda sp.
Spotted orb-weaver (probable)
Neoscona crucifera
Likely booklouse (barklouse)
Order Psocoptera; species indeterminate from the image
Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci
Unidentified small beetle (likely carpet beetle)
Anthrenus sp. (probable; image insufficient for species)
Carpet beetle larva (likely)
Anthrenus sp.
Unidentified small beetle (possibly a spider beetle)
Gibbium sp. (tentative)
Yellow houseplant mite (likely broad mite)
Polyphagotarsonemus latus
Unidentified small beetle (image insufficient for species-level ID)
Coleoptera, species undetermined
Bed bug (likely nymph)
Cimex lectularius
Aphids (likely cannabis aphid)
Aphis gossypii (probable)
Carpet beetle (likely varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci
Likely carpet beetle larva
Anthrenus spp. (probable)
Bed bug (probable)
Cimex lectularius
Small ant (likely a household or pavement ant)
Formicidae; species uncertain from the image
Barklouse (booklouse); likely a dust louse
Psocidae, likely *Liposcelis* sp.
Common drone fly
Eristalis tenax
Common eastern bumble bee
Bombus impatiens
Not identifiable from the image
Undetermined
Stick insect (walking stick)
Likely Diapherodes sp. or a related stick insect; species-level identification is uncertain from the image
Likely springtail (minute soil arthropod)
Collembola; exact species cannot be determined from this image
Fungus gnats (likely larvae/adults)
Bradysia spp. (probable)
Springtail (likely)
Collembola; exact genus/species not identifiable from the image
Springtails (likely)
Collembola, unidentified species
Flea (probable)
Siphonaptera; species uncertain from the image
Potato aphid (likely)
Macrosiphum euphorbiae
No visible insect; likely trichomes (plant hairs)
N/A — the image shows a tomato stem, not a bug
Tomato hornworm
Manduca quinquemaculata (likely; possibly tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta)
Booklouse (psocid), likely a barklouse
Order Psocoptera; exact species cannot be determined from this image
Unidentifiable small insect (possibly a springtail or mite)
Not determinable from the image
Fungus gnat (probable)
Sciaridae, genus uncertain
Booklouse (psocid)
Liposcelis spp.
Not identifiable from the image
Undetermined
Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle larva)
Anthrenus verbasci
Springtail (likely)
Collembola; exact species cannot be determined from the image
Ground beetle (likely a carabid)
Carabidae sp. (exact species uncertain from image)
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