Bug Identifier

Bird Mite (or possibly Rodent Mite)

Bird Mite (or possibly Rodent Mite)

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

Varied Carpet Beetle

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (Commonly Liposcelis bostrychophila)

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (most common species)

Debris-Carrying Lacewing Larva (often nickname "Trash Bug" or "Junk Bug")

Debris-Carrying Lacewing Larva (often nickname "Trash Bug" or "Junk Bug")

Certain species within the family Chrysopidae (e.g., Ceraeochrysa spp. or Leucochrysa spp.)

Varied Carpet Beetle

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Webbing Clothes Moth Larva (or Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva casing)

Webbing Clothes Moth Larva (or Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva casing)

Tineola bisselliella (Webbing) or Tinea pellionella (Case-bearing)

Unknown / Insufficient Data

Unknown / Insufficient Data

N/A

Booklouse (Plural: Booklice)

Booklouse (Plural: Booklice)

Liposcelis spp. (often Liposcelis bostrychophila)

Debris-Carrying Lacewing Larva (often called "Trash Bug" or "Junk Bug")

Debris-Carrying Lacewing Larva (often called "Trash Bug" or "Junk Bug")

Chrysopidae (Family)

Human Skin Flake / Sebum / Scab (Not an insect)

Human Skin Flake / Sebum / Scab (Not an insect)

N/A (Biological debris)

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (and other Anthrenus species)

Unknown / Unidentifiable Debris or Insect Fragment

Unknown / Unidentifiable Debris or Insect Fragment

N/A

Dark-winged Fungus Gnat

Dark-winged Fungus Gnat

Sciaridae (Family)

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Phereoeca uterella (sometimes referred to as Phereoeca allutella in related contexts)

Backswimmer (Egg Mass or Early Instar Nymph Clump)

Backswimmer (Egg Mass or Early Instar Nymph Clump)

Notonecta spp.

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust Bug)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust Bug)

Reduvius personatus

Booklice (or Psocids)

Booklice (or Psocids)

Liposcelis spp. (Commonly Liposcelis bostrychophila)

Body Louse (or Head Louse) - Nymph Stage

Body Louse (or Head Louse) - Nymph Stage

Pediculus humanus humanus (or Pediculus humanus capitis)

Book louse (or Booklouse, plural: Booklice)

Book louse (or Booklouse, plural: Booklice)

Liposcelis spp. (Commonly Liposcelis bostrychophila)

Sarcoptes Scabiei (Scabies Mite Burrow)

Sarcoptes Scabiei (Scabies Mite Burrow)

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

German Cockroach Egg Case (Ootheca)

German Cockroach Egg Case (Ootheca)

Blattella germanica (ootheca)

Not a Bug / Earwax or Resin

Not a Bug / Earwax or Resin

Cerumen (if earwax) or Resin

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva

Tinea pellionella

German Cockroach (Nymph)

German Cockroach (Nymph)

Blattella germanica

German Cockroach

German Cockroach

Blattella germanica

German Cockroach (Nymph)

German Cockroach (Nymph)

Blattella germanica

Bed Bug

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Bed Bug

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Fruit Fly

Fruit Fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Not a bug/insect (Split End / Trichoptilosis)

Not a bug/insect (Split End / Trichoptilosis)

Trichoptilosis (condition of hair)

Dark Marbled Carpet Moth

Dark Marbled Carpet Moth

Dysstroma citrata

Springtail

Springtail

Collembola (Subclass)

Unidentifiable Debris / Lint (Not likely an insect)

Unidentifiable Debris / Lint (Not likely an insect)

N/A

Not a recognizable insect

Not a recognizable insect

N/A

Unidentifiable Debris / Crushed Insect Remains

Unidentifiable Debris / Crushed Insect Remains

N/A

Striped Bark Scorpion

Striped Bark Scorpion

Centruroides vittatus

Scabies Mite (Burrow)

Scabies Mite (Burrow)

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Household Casebearer (often confused with Plaster Bagworm)

Household Casebearer (often confused with Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella (sometimes referred to as Phereoeca allutella in some regions)

Bird Mite (or possibly Rodent Mite)

Bird Mite (or possibly Rodent Mite)

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

Bird Mite (or Rodent Mite)

Bird Mite (or Rodent Mite)

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

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