Bug Identifier

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva

Tinea pellionella

Household Casebearer (often confused with Plaster Bagworm)

Household Casebearer (often confused with Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella or Phereoeca allutella

Not a bug/insect

Not a bug/insect

Homo sapiens (tissue)

Carpet Beetle Larva (likely Varied Carpet Beetle)

Carpet Beetle Larva (likely Varied Carpet Beetle)

Anthrenus verbasci (larval stage)

Household Casebearer (often confused with Plaster Bagworm)

Household Casebearer (often confused with Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella

Dust Mite

Dust Mite

Dermatophagoides spp. (Most commonly D. pteronyssinus or D. farinae)

Carpet Beetle (likely Varied Carpet Beetle or Black Carpet Beetle)

Carpet Beetle (likely Varied Carpet Beetle or Black Carpet Beetle)

Anthrenus verbasci (Varied) or Attagenus unicolor (Black)

Book louse (Booklice)

Book louse (Booklice)

Liposcelis spp. (Common genus in homes)

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Phereoeca uterella

Bed Bug

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Bird Mite (or possibly Rodent Mite)

Bird Mite (or possibly Rodent Mite)

Ornithonyssus spp. (e.g., Ornithonyssus sylviarum - Northern Fowl Mite)

It is unlikely to be a bug

It is unlikely to be a bug

N/A - Non-biological debris

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Dipylidium caninum (most common); alternately Taenia species

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (typically for the Varied Carpet Beetle)

Flea

Flea

Ctenocephalides felis (most likely) or Ctenocephalides canis

Scab (Likely not an insect)

Scab (Likely not an insect)

Crusta

Not an insect (Likely Earwax, Sebum plug, or Skin debris)

Not an insect (Likely Earwax, Sebum plug, or Skin debris)

Cerumen (if earwax) or Keratin/Sebum debris

Pharaoh Ant

Pharaoh Ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not a bug (Likely Earwax or Dried Sebum)

Not a bug (Likely Earwax or Dried Sebum)

N/A (Biological secretion)

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Not a bug (likely foreign matter or discoloration)

Not a bug (likely foreign matter or discoloration)

N/A

Not a Bug/Insect (Likely a Skin Lesion or Mole)

Not a Bug/Insect (Likely a Skin Lesion or Mole)

N/A

Scabies Mite

Scabies Mite

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Not a Bug / Debris (Likely Dried Glue, Skin Flake, or Synthetic Residue)

Not a Bug / Debris (Likely Dried Glue, Skin Flake, or Synthetic Residue)

N/A (Inanimate Object)

Household Casebearer (often referred to as Plaster Bagworm)

Household Casebearer (often referred to as Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella

Blood Spot (likely from a squished Bed Bug)

Blood Spot (likely from a squished Bed Bug)

Cimex lectularius (presumed)

Bed Bug

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larva)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larva)

Tinea pellionella

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Phereoeca uterella

Household Casebearer (often called Plaster Bagworm)

Household Casebearer (often called Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella

Clover Mite

Clover Mite

Bryobia praetiosa

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (Variegated Carpet Beetle) or similar Anthrenus species

Household Casebearer (or Plaster Bagworm)

Household Casebearer (or Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella

Plume Moth

Plume Moth

Family Pterophoridae (genus/species uncertain from image)

Carpet Beetle (likely Black Carpet Beetle)

Carpet Beetle (likely Black Carpet Beetle)

Attagenus unicolor

Carpet Beetle Larva (Specifically, the molted skin or 'exuviae')

Carpet Beetle Larva (Specifically, the molted skin or 'exuviae')

Anthrenus verbasci (typically)

Plaster Bagworm

Plaster Bagworm

Phereoeca uterella

Varied Carpet Beetle

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larva/Case)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larva/Case)

Tinea pellionella

Monarch butterfly chrysalis

Monarch butterfly chrysalis

Danaus plexippus

Small Milkweed Bug

Small Milkweed Bug

Lygaeus kalmii

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

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