Identify Any Bug in Seconds
Point your camera at any insect, spider, or bug and let advanced AI name the species — with size, habitat, behavior, and life-cycle details drawn straight from the field guide.
Browse the Bug Encyclopedia
From the community
Recent Bug Identifications
Explore insects and bugs recently identified by our AI-powered field guide.
Wheel bug (likely juvenile)
Arilus cristatus
Woodlouse (pill bug/roly-poly)
Likely *Armadillidium vulgare*
Shiny millipede (likely a flat-backed or cylindrical millipede)
Diplopoda; species cannot be determined reliably from this photograph
Bumblebee (likely a worker)
Bombus species
Land slug (likely a juvenile leatherleaf slug)
Likely *Veronicella* sp.; species-level identification requires location and clearer features
Caddisfly (likely a long-horned caddisfly)
Likely family Leptoceridae; exact species cannot be confirmed from the image
Earwig (likely European earwig)
Forficula auricularia
Common buckeye butterfly
Junonia coenia
Small tortoiseshell butterfly
Aglais urticae
White ermine moth
Spilosoma lubricipeda
Thrips (likely flower thrips)
Order-level identification only; likely *Frankliniella* or *Thrips* species
Striped blister beetle (likely)
Meloe spp. (identification uncertain from image)
Oriental cockroach (likely)
Blatta orientalis
Giant swallowtail caterpillar (possibly early instar)
Papilio cresphontes
Green lacewing larva (aphid lion)
Chrysopidae larva, likely Chrysoperla species
Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci (probable)
Bed bug (likely nymph)
Cimex lectularius
Brown house moth
Hofmannophila pseudospretella
Carpet beetle larvae and adults (likely varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci
Oleander aphid
Aphis nerii
No insect visible
Not applicable
Unidentified small household arthropod
Not identifiable from the image
Likely carpet beetle (adult)
Anthrenus sp. (probable; image too indistinct for species)
Barklouse (booklouse), likely a winged psocid
Psocidae sp. (species uncertain from the image)
Darkling beetle (likely a flour beetle)
Tribolium sp., probably Tribolium castaneum
Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci (probable)
Carpet beetle larva
Likely Anthrenus spp. or Attagenus spp.
Flattened flour beetle (likely)
Cryptolestes sp. (identification uncertain from image)
Bed bug (likely nymph or small adult)
Cimex lectularius
Booklouse (psocid)
Order Psocodea; likely a small indoor psocid, species uncertain from the image
Likely flour beetle
Tribolium sp. (probably Tribolium castaneum, red flour beetle)
House centipede
Scutigera coleoptrata
Unidentified small cockroach nymph (likely German cockroach)
Blattella germanica (probable)
Head louse (likely nymph)
Pediculus humanus capitis
Head louse (likely nit/empty egg case)
Pediculus humanus capitis
Head louse (nit/egg)
Pediculus humanus capitis
Longhorn beetle (likely a twig pruner or related cerambycid)
Cerambycidae sp.
Small moth fly (likely a tineid clothes moth)
Tineola bisselliella (probable; image alone cannot confirm species)
Bristletail (likely a jumping bristletail)
Petrobius sp.
Coconut mealybug (likely)
Nipaecoccus nipae
Bed bug (likely nymph)
Cimex lectularius
Whitefly nymph (likely citrus or greenhouse whitefly)
Aleyrodidae; species uncertain from image
Why Bug Identifier
A naturalist's eye, powered by AI
Advanced artificial intelligence instantly analyzes and identifies insects, spiders, and bugs from around the world — with the depth of a printed field guide.
Instant Photo Identification
Snap a photo and get an immediate, accurate species match powered by leading AI technology.
Species Information
Detailed accounts of each species — scientific names, classifications, and taxonomic detail.
Global Insect Database
Access information on species from every ecosystem and habitat worldwide.
Illustrated Encyclopedia
Browse a growing library of illustrated bug profiles and step-by-step identification guides.
Behavior & Habitat
Discover feeding habits, life cycles, natural habitats, and each species' ecological role.
Sighting Tracker
Log and track every discovery and build your own naturalist's field journal.
Three simple steps
How Bug Identifier Works
From photo to field-guide entry in seconds.
Take a Photo
Capture a clear image of the insect or bug you want to identify.
AI Analysis
Our advanced AI instantly analyzes the image and matches the species.
Get Results
Receive a full field-guide entry — species facts, behavior, and life cycle.
Lightning Fast
Results in seconds
The Most Advanced AI
Field-grade identification accuracy
Free to Try
Start identifying bugs instantly
New — Free to explore
The Bug Encyclopedia
A visual field guide to beetles, butterflies, moths, ants, bees, spiders and more — with how to identify each one, where it lives, and whether it bites.
More from our studio
Try our other identifier apps
Love identifying bugs? We make AI identifiers for the rest of the world too.