Bug Identifier

Webbing clothes moth (larva/case fragment)

Webbing clothes moth (larva/case fragment)

Tineola bisselliella

Horsehair worm

Horsehair worm

Gordius sp.

Bed Bug

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Fruit fly

Fruit fly

Drosophila melanogaster

European Earwig

European Earwig

Forficula auricularia

German Cockroach (Nymph)

German Cockroach (Nymph)

Blattella germanica

German Cockroach (Nymph)

German Cockroach (Nymph)

Blattella germanica

Australian Cockroach (Nymph)

Australian Cockroach (Nymph)

Periplaneta australasiae

Varied Carpet Beetle Larva

Varied Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci

Body Louse (Nits/Eggs on hair)

Body Louse (Nits/Eggs on hair)

Pediculus humanus humanus

Human Head Louse

Human Head Louse

Pediculus humanus capitis

None

None

None

Human Head Louse Egg (Nit)

Human Head Louse Egg (Nit)

Pediculus humanus capitis

Human Head Louse

Human Head Louse

Pediculus humanus capitis

Horsehair worm

Horsehair worm

Gordius sp. (and other genera in the phylum Gordiacea)

Scabies Mite (Suspected)

Scabies Mite (Suspected)

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Scabies Mite

Scabies Mite

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Bird Mite (or possibly Rodent Mite)

Bird Mite (or possibly Rodent Mite)

Ornithonyssus spp. (e.g., O. sylviarum, O. bursa)

Scabies Mite (also known as the Itch Mite)

Scabies Mite (also known as the Itch Mite)

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Scabies Mite (burrow/rash visible)

Scabies Mite (burrow/rash visible)

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Not a bug (Likely Lint, Fiber, or Debris)

Not a bug (Likely Lint, Fiber, or Debris)

N/A

Drain Fly Larva

Drain Fly Larva

Psychodidae (family)

Non-insect Artifact (Likely Scab or Skin Flake with Hair)

Non-insect Artifact (Likely Scab or Skin Flake with Hair)

Not applicable

Cockroach (Leg fragment)

Cockroach (Leg fragment)

Blattodea (Order)

Rat-tailed Maggot

Rat-tailed Maggot

Eristalis tenax (larval form)

Not a bug/insect (Debris)

Not a bug/insect (Debris)

N/A

Unidentifiable Insect Fragment

Unidentifiable Insect Fragment

N/A

Not a Bug (Likely Dried Scab, Earwax, or Resin)

Not a Bug (Likely Dried Scab, Earwax, or Resin)

N/A

Springtail

Springtail

Collembola

Carpet Beetle (likely Varied Carpet Beetle)

Carpet Beetle (likely Varied Carpet Beetle)

Anthrenus verbasci

Skin Beetle Larva hair / Hastisetae

Skin Beetle Larva hair / Hastisetae

Anthrenus spp. or Attagenus spp. (setae)

There is no insect in this image.

There is no insect in this image.

N/A - Non-biological or debris

Wolf Spider

Wolf Spider

Lycosidae family (genus often Tigrosa or Hogna in North America)

Not a bug/Non-insect (Likely resin, amber, adhesive, or secretion)

Not a bug/Non-insect (Likely resin, amber, adhesive, or secretion)

N/A

Bed Bug (potential identification based on limited visual data)

Bed Bug (potential identification based on limited visual data)

Cimex lectularius

Soil Mite (Oribatid Mite)

Soil Mite (Oribatid Mite)

Oribatida (Suborder)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larva)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larva)

Tinea pellionella

Fungus Gnat Larva

Fungus Gnat Larva

Bradysia spp. (common genus)

Plaster Bagworm (or Household Casebearer)

Plaster Bagworm (or Household Casebearer)

Phereoeca uterella

Scabies Mite

Scabies Mite

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Not a bug (Likely Earwax or Hardened Resin)

Not a bug (Likely Earwax or Hardened Resin)

N/A

Household Casebearer (often specifically the Plaster Bagworm)

Household Casebearer (often specifically the Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella (formerly Phereoeca dubitatrix for Plaster Bagworm) or Tinea pellionella (Case-bearing Clothes Moth)

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