Bug Identifier

Grain Mite (also known as Flour Mite)

Grain Mite (also known as Flour Mite)

Acarus siro

Puss Caterpillar (Southern Flannel Moth Larva)

Puss Caterpillar (Southern Flannel Moth Larva)

Megalopyge opercularis

Carpet Beetle Larva (likely)

Carpet Beetle Larva (likely)

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

Household Casebearer (often commonly called Plaster Bagworm)

Household Casebearer (often commonly called Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella

Unidentifiable Debris / No Insect Visible

Unidentifiable Debris / No Insect Visible

N/A

Not a bug/insect (Likely skin flake, dried debris, or crystalline substance)

Not a bug/insect (Likely skin flake, dried debris, or crystalline substance)

N/A

Carpet Beetle Larva (likely Case-bearing Clothes Moth larva casing)

Carpet Beetle Larva (likely Case-bearing Clothes Moth larva casing)

Tinea pellionella (Case-bearing Clothes Moth) or Anthrenus verbasci (Varied Carpet Beetle larva)

Fungus Gnat Larva

Fungus Gnat Larva

Sciaridae (family level)

Booklouse (Book Louse or Psocid)

Booklouse (Book Louse or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (often Liposcelis bostrychophila)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis bostrychophila (common household species)

Carpet Beetle Larva (likely Varied Carpet Beetle)

Carpet Beetle Larva (likely Varied Carpet Beetle)

Anthrenus verbasci (larva)

Springtail

Springtail

Collembola (Subclass)

Not identifiable

Not identifiable

N/A

Household Casebearer (often called Plaster Bagworm)

Household Casebearer (often called Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella (or related species like Phereoeca allutella)

Unidentifiable due to image quality

Unidentifiable due to image quality

N/A

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Varied Carpet Beetle

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Unable to Identify

Unable to Identify

N/A

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (Common genus involved in domestic infestations)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Dipylidium caninum (most common species in pets)

Hair Root Sheath (Not a bug)

Hair Root Sheath (Not a bug)

Structure: Hair Follicle / Inner Root Sheath

Goldfish

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

Great Diving Beetle (Larva)

Great Diving Beetle (Larva)

Dytiscus marginalis

Dragonfly Nymph (Naiad)

Dragonfly Nymph (Naiad)

Anisoptera (Infraorder)

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (typically)

Skin Flake or Scab (Not an Insect)

Skin Flake or Scab (Not an Insect)

Epidermis squama

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust Bug)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust Bug)

Reduvius personatus

Inanimate debris (likely fabric or paper fibers)

Inanimate debris (likely fabric or paper fibers)

Not a biological organism

Subterranean Termite Alate

Subterranean Termite Alate

Reticulitermes flavipes (commonly)

Common Bumble Bee

Common Bumble Bee

Bombus spp.

Dry Skin Flake / Scab (Not an Insect)

Dry Skin Flake / Scab (Not an Insect)

Stratum corneum (human skin layer)

Springtail

Springtail

Collembola (subclass)

Not a Bug / Debris or Scab

Not a Bug / Debris or Scab

N/A

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva

Tinea pellionella

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (Common household genus)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (Common genus, precise species difficult without microscope)

Skin scraping or debris (Not an insect)

Skin scraping or debris (Not an insect)

N/A (Artifact)

Not a bug/insect

Not a bug/insect

N/A

Clothing Moth Larva (likely Case-bearing Clothes Moth)

Clothing Moth Larva (likely Case-bearing Clothes Moth)

Tinea pellionella

Non-Biological Debris (Likely Dried Skin Flake or Residue)

Non-Biological Debris (Likely Dried Skin Flake or Residue)

N/A

Bed Bug (Crushed and dried remains usually)

Bed Bug (Crushed and dried remains usually)

Cimex lectularius

Human Skin Flake / Scab / Dried Sebum

Human Skin Flake / Scab / Dried Sebum

N/A (Biological Debris)

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