Bug Identifier

Silverfish (Nymph/Young Stage)

Silverfish (Nymph/Young Stage)

Lepisma saccharinum

Carpet Beetle (Larva or Adult - hard to identify definitively due to image quality)

Carpet Beetle (Larva or Adult - hard to identify definitively due to image quality)

Anthrenus verbasci (Varied Carpet Beetle) or Attagenus unicolor (Black Carpet Beetle)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (larval case)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (larval case)

Tinea pellionella

Unidentifiable Insect/Arthropod (Due to Image Quality)

Unidentifiable Insect/Arthropod (Due to Image Quality)

N/A

Carpet Beetle (likely Varied Carpet Beetle)

Carpet Beetle (likely Varied Carpet Beetle)

Anthrenus verbasci

Carpet Beetle (likely Black Carpet Beetle)

Carpet Beetle (likely Black Carpet Beetle)

Attagenus unicolor

Carpet Beetle (Likely Black Carpet Beetle or Varied Carpet Beetle larva)

Carpet Beetle (Likely Black Carpet Beetle or Varied Carpet Beetle larva)

Attagenus unicolor (Black Carpet Beetle) or Anthrenus verbasci (Varied Carpet Beetle)

Not a bug (Likely Tonsil Stone or Food Debris)

Not a bug (Likely Tonsil Stone or Food Debris)

Tonsillolith (if tonsil stone)

Skin cast or Dried skin artifact (Not an insect)

Skin cast or Dried skin artifact (Not an insect)

N/A (Biological debris, likely human or pet epidermis/scab)

Not a bug (Debris/Skin Flake)

Not a bug (Debris/Skin Flake)

N/A

Clover Mite

Clover Mite

Bryobia proetiosa

Skin Fragment / Human Tissue (Not an Insect)

Skin Fragment / Human Tissue (Not an Insect)

Homo sapiens (tissue)

Clover Mite

Clover Mite

Bryobia praetiosa

Termite

Termite

Isoptera (Infraorder)

Lawn Shrimp (also known as Arcitalitrus sylvaticus or Landhopper)

Lawn Shrimp (also known as Arcitalitrus sylvaticus or Landhopper)

Arcitalitrus sylvaticus

Chigger (Harvest Mite Larva)

Chigger (Harvest Mite Larva)

Trombicula alfreddugesi (common species in North America)

Sebum Plug (often mistaken for a parasite or skin mite)

Sebum Plug (often mistaken for a parasite or skin mite)

Keratin/Sebum Plug (Not an organism)

Bird Mite or Rodent Mite

Bird Mite or Rodent Mite

Ornithonyssus spp.

Debris or Non-Insect Material (Based on Image Quality)

Debris or Non-Insect Material (Based on Image Quality)

N/A

Head Louse

Head Louse

Pediculus humanus capitis

Skin Flake or Debris (Likely not a bug)

Skin Flake or Debris (Likely not a bug)

N/A

Snow Flea

Snow Flea

Hypogastrura nivicola

Non-insect Artifact (Likely Earwax or Sebum)

Non-insect Artifact (Likely Earwax or Sebum)

Cerumen (for earwax)

Unidentifiable due to image quality

Unidentifiable due to image quality

N/A

Tonsil Stone (Not an insect)

Tonsil Stone (Not an insect)

Tonsillolith

Sebaceous Filament / Keratin Plug (Not an insect)

Sebaceous Filament / Keratin Plug (Not an insect)

N/A (Dermatological debris)

Garden Millipede (Cylindrical Millipede)

Garden Millipede (Cylindrical Millipede)

Julida (Order level identification)

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Nymph)

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Nymph)

Halyomorpha halys

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust Bug)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust Bug)

Reduvius personatus

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Dipylidium caninum (most common in pets)

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Human Skin Flake / Epithelial Cell Aggregate

Human Skin Flake / Epithelial Cell Aggregate

Stratum corneum fragment

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (Common household genus)

Woolly Aphid

Woolly Aphid

Eriosomatinae (subfamily)

Carpet Beetle (specifically a larva)

Carpet Beetle (specifically a larva)

Anthrenus verbasci (Varied Carpet Beetle) or similar species

Unidentifiable due to image quality

Unidentifiable due to image quality

N/A

Pubic Louse (commonly known as "Crabs")

Pubic Louse (commonly known as "Crabs")

Pthirus pubis

Not a bug/insect (Skin flake or lint debris)

Not a bug/insect (Skin flake or lint debris)

N/A (Inanimate matter)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Dipylidium caninum (most common species found in pets)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Dipylidium caninum (most common for household pets)

Bed Bug

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

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