Bug Identifier

Resin Splinter (Not an Insect)

Resin Splinter (Not an Insect)

N/A

Thrips (also known as Thunderbug, Thunderfly, or Corn Louse)

Thrips (also known as Thunderbug, Thunderfly, or Corn Louse)

Order Thysanoptera (likely Family Phlaeothripidae due to the dark, tubular appearance)

Flour Mite or Grain Mite

Flour Mite or Grain Mite

Acarus siro

Household Casebearer (often Plaster Bagworm or similar)

Household Casebearer (often Plaster Bagworm or similar)

Phereoeca uterella (or related Tineidae species)

Unable to Identify

Unable to Identify

N/A

Drugstore Beetle

Drugstore Beetle

Stegobium paniceum

Tick (likely a nymph or partially engorged adult)

Tick (likely a nymph or partially engorged adult)

Ixodida (Order)

Dried Insect Larva or Skin (likely Carpet Beetle Larva or moth larva)

Dried Insect Larva or Skin (likely Carpet Beetle Larva or moth larva)

Anthrenus verbasci (if Carpet Beetle) or Tineola bisselliella (if Clothes Moth)

Not an insect (Identify as Mucus/Phlegm Plug or Debris)

Not an insect (Identify as Mucus/Phlegm Plug or Debris)

N/A

Not a Bug (Likely Mucus, Debris, or Plant Matter)

Not a Bug (Likely Mucus, Debris, or Plant Matter)

N/A

Land Planarian (Hammerhead Worm fragment or Soil Flatworm)

Land Planarian (Hammerhead Worm fragment or Soil Flatworm)

Platyhelminthes (Phylum) - likely family Geoplanidae

Not a bug (Debris or Organic Matter)

Not a bug (Debris or Organic Matter)

N/A

Unidentifiable Organic Debris / Slime Mold / Squashed Slug remains

Unidentifiable Organic Debris / Slime Mold / Squashed Slug remains

N/A (Likely not an insect)

Not a recognizable insect (Likely debris)

Not a recognizable insect (Likely debris)

N/A (Inanimate object)

Not a bug (Debris/Crumb/Scab)

Not a bug (Debris/Crumb/Scab)

N/A (Inanimate Object)

Household Casebearing Moth (larva case)

Household Casebearing Moth (larva case)

Phereoeca uterella

Unidentifiable due to image quality

Unidentifiable due to image quality

N/A

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larva/Pupa Case)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larva/Pupa Case)

Tinea pellionella

Carpet Beetle Larva Casing (Skin)

Carpet Beetle Larva Casing (Skin)

Anthrenus verbasci (typically Varied Carpet Beetle)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva

Tinea pellionella

Whirligig Mite

Whirligig Mite

Anystis baccarum

Flea Larva

Flea Larva

Ctenocephalides felis (or C. canis)

Not a Bug / Debris

Not a Bug / Debris

N/A

Pharaoh Ant

Pharaoh Ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not a bug (likely Earwax, dried skin, or crystallized resin)

Not a bug (likely Earwax, dried skin, or crystallized resin)

N/A (Cerumen or similar biological/chemical substance)

Bird Mite (or possibly Rodent Mite)

Bird Mite (or possibly Rodent Mite)

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

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Phereoeca uterella (sometimes referred to as Phereoeca allutella in older texts)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larva)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larva)

Tinea pellionella

Chigger (Harvest Mite Larva)

Chigger (Harvest Mite Larva)

Trombicula spp.

Bed Bug (Nymph or Cast Skin)

Bed Bug (Nymph or Cast Skin)

Cimex lectularius

Not an insect (likely Sebaceous Filament, Plug, or Scab)

Not an insect (likely Sebaceous Filament, Plug, or Scab)

Keratin/Sebum accumulation

Booger / Nasal Mucus (Not likely an insect)

Booger / Nasal Mucus (Not likely an insect)

Mucus narium

Woolly Aphid (Wax secretion)

Woolly Aphid (Wax secretion)

Eriosomatinae (Subfamily)

Non-Biological Material (Likely Dried Skin, Mucus, or Food Residue)

Non-Biological Material (Likely Dried Skin, Mucus, or Food Residue)

N/A

Plaster Bagworm (or Household Casebearer)

Plaster Bagworm (or Household Casebearer)

Phereoeca uterella (formerly Phereoeca dubitatrix)

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Crab Louse (also known as Pubic Louse)

Crab Louse (also known as Pubic Louse)

Pthirus pubis

Varied Carpet Beetle

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Not a bug (Likely Lint or Fiber)

Not a bug (Likely Lint or Fiber)

N/A

Bed Bug

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Weevil

Weevil

Sitophilus spp.

Unidentifiable Object/Debris

Unidentifiable Object/Debris

N/A

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