Bug Identifier

Unidentifiable Object (Likely Debris, Earwax, or dried fluid)

Unidentifiable Object (Likely Debris, Earwax, or dried fluid)

N/A

Mealybug

Mealybug

Pseudococcidae (Family)

Unidentifiable Object/Noise

Unidentifiable Object/Noise

N/A

Jigger Flea, Chigoe Flea, or Sand Flea

Jigger Flea, Chigoe Flea, or Sand Flea

Tunga penetrans

Spittlebug (Nymph form of Froghopper)

Spittlebug (Nymph form of Froghopper)

Cercopoidea (Superfamily)

Carpet Beetle (Likely Larva or Exuvia)

Carpet Beetle (Likely Larva or Exuvia)

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

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (most common species)

Lace Bug

Lace Bug

Family Tingidae (genera vary by host plant)

Lace Bug

Lace Bug

Family Tingidae (genera vary by host plant)

Lace Bug

Lace Bug

Stephanitis sp. (e.g., Stephanitis pyrioides)

Pharaoh Ant (Incomplete/Damaged Specimen)

Pharaoh Ant (Incomplete/Damaged Specimen)

Monomorium pharaonis

Inanimate debris (likely plant matter/seed)

Inanimate debris (likely plant matter/seed)

N/A (Non-biological specimen)

Flea Larva (Desiccated/Dried)

Flea Larva (Desiccated/Dried)

Ctenocephalides felis (most likely) or Ctenocephalides canis

Household Casebearer (often confused with Clothes Moth Larva)

Household Casebearer (often confused with Clothes Moth Larva)

Phereoeca uterella or Phereoeca allutella

Unidentifiable Object (Likely non-insect)

Unidentifiable Object (Likely non-insect)

N/A

Varied Carpet Beetle

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Tungiasis (Jigger flea embedded in skin)

Tungiasis (Jigger flea embedded in skin)

Tunga penetrans

Not a bug (Likely Surface Damage, Residue, or Stain)

Not a bug (Likely Surface Damage, Residue, or Stain)

N/A

Flea Larva

Flea Larva

Ctenocephalides felis

Scabies Mite (or Sarcoptes scabiei)

Scabies Mite (or Sarcoptes scabiei)

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Varied Carpet Beetle

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Flea Larva

Flea Larva

Ctenocephalides felis (most common)

Human Louse (specifically likely a Body Louse or Head Louse)

Human Louse (specifically likely a Body Louse or Head Louse)

Pediculus humanus (often split into P. humanus humanus for body lice and P. humanus capitis for head lice)

Carpet Beetle Larva (likely debris/exuvia)

Carpet Beetle Larva (likely debris/exuvia)

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

Demodex Mite (specifically the Face Mite or Follicle Mite)

Demodex Mite (specifically the Face Mite or Follicle Mite)

Demodex folliculorum or Demodex brevis

Unidentifiable debris/fragment (Not a distinct insect)

Unidentifiable debris/fragment (Not a distinct insect)

N/A

Bed Bug

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Webbing Clothes Moth Larva

Webbing Clothes Moth Larva

Tineola bisselliella

Lawn Shrimp (also known as Arcitalitrus sylvaticus or Landhopper)

Lawn Shrimp (also known as Arcitalitrus sylvaticus or Landhopper)

Arcitalitrus sylvaticus

Bird Mite

Bird Mite

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

Bagworm Moth Larva (or House Bagworm Case)

Bagworm Moth Larva (or House Bagworm Case)

Phereoeca uterella (or related species in Tineidae)

Bed Bug (Fecal Spotting/Stain)

Bed Bug (Fecal Spotting/Stain)

Cimex lectularius (related to the insect causing the stain)

Not a bug (Debris/Scab/Residue)

Not a bug (Debris/Scab/Residue)

N/A

Grain Mite (Likely tentative identification due to image quality)

Grain Mite (Likely tentative identification due to image quality)

Acarus siro

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Plaster Bagworm

Plaster Bagworm

Phereoeca uterella

Review necessary - Image unclear but suggestive of a burrowing mite or thread

Review necessary - Image unclear but suggestive of a burrowing mite or thread

Sarcoptes scabiei (Possible match for a burrow) or Artifact

Bird Mite or Rodent Mite (Likely identification)

Bird Mite or Rodent Mite (Likely identification)

Ornithonyssus spp. (e.g., Ornithonyssus sylviarum or Ornithonyssus bacoti)

Pubic Louse (Crab Louse)

Pubic Louse (Crab Louse)

Pthirus pubis

Common House Spider (Tentative Identification due to image quality)

Common House Spider (Tentative Identification due to image quality)

Parasteatoda tepidariorum

Debris / Residue (Not a Bug)

Debris / Residue (Not a Bug)

N/A

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