Bug Identifier

Unidentifiable Debris / Smushed Insect Material

Unidentifiable Debris / Smushed Insect Material

N/A

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva

Tinea pellionella

Unidentifiable Debris / Non-Insect Material

Unidentifiable Debris / Non-Insect Material

N/A

Earwax (Cerumen)

Earwax (Cerumen)

Cerumen

Earwax / Cerumen (Not a Bug)

Earwax / Cerumen (Not a Bug)

Cerumen

Bed Bug (Likely Nymph or Female)

Bed Bug (Likely Nymph or Female)

Cimex lectularius

Demodex Mite (Face Mite)

Demodex Mite (Face Mite)

Demodex folliculorum or Demodex brevis

Not a Bug (Likely Earwax or Resin)

Not a Bug (Likely Earwax or Resin)

N/A

Household Casebearer (also known as the Phereoeca uterella or Plaster Bagworm)

Household Casebearer (also known as the Phereoeca uterella or Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella

Louse Nit or Head Louse Casing (likely)

Louse Nit or Head Louse Casing (likely)

Pediculus humanus capitis

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp.

Drain Fly Larva (sometimes improperly called Moth Fly Larva)

Drain Fly Larva (sometimes improperly called Moth Fly Larva)

Clogmia albipunctata (most common urban species)

Unidentifiable Insect / Stain (Likely not a bug)

Unidentifiable Insect / Stain (Likely not a bug)

N/A

Subterranean Termite (Alate/Swarmer)

Subterranean Termite (Alate/Swarmer)

Reticulitermes flavipes

Junk Bug (or Lacewing Larva)

Junk Bug (or Lacewing Larva)

Chrysopidae (family)

Unidentifiable Debris / Not an Insect

Unidentifiable Debris / Not an Insect

N/A

Subterranean Termite Alates (Swarmer)

Subterranean Termite Alates (Swarmer)

Reticulitermes flavipes

Termite Alate (Swarmer)

Termite Alate (Swarmer)

Reticulitermes flavipes (common species)

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Bird Mite (also known as Rodent Mite or Nest Mite)

Bird Mite (also known as Rodent Mite or Nest Mite)

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

Not a bug (Likely debris/residue)

Not a bug (Likely debris/residue)

N/A

Flat-backed Millipede (Greenhouse Millipede)

Flat-backed Millipede (Greenhouse Millipede)

Oxidus gracilis

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (commonly encountered species)

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (typically)

Bed Bug (remains/debris)

Bed Bug (remains/debris)

Cimex lectularius

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Dipylidium caninum (most common species in pets)

Bed Bug

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Unidentifiable Debris / Possible Scab or Crumb

Unidentifiable Debris / Possible Scab or Crumb

N/A

Pill bug (also commonly called Roly-poly, Woodlouse, or Potato bug)

Pill bug (also commonly called Roly-poly, Woodlouse, or Potato bug)

Armadillidium vulgare

Euparius marmoreus (Fungus Weevil)

Euparius marmoreus (Fungus Weevil)

Euparius marmoreus

Crayfish (possibly a Red Swamp Crayfish)

Crayfish (possibly a Red Swamp Crayfish)

Procambarus clarkii

Winter Stonefly

Winter Stonefly

Family Capniidae or Taeniopterygidae

German Cockroach

German Cockroach

Blattella germanica

German Cockroach (Nymph)

German Cockroach (Nymph)

Blattella germanica

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Bed Bug

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle

Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle

Paropsis atomaria

Bed bug

Bed bug

Cimex lectularius

Bed bug

Bed bug

Cimex lectularius

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva

Tinea pellionella

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (Common genus in homes)

There is insufficient visual information to identify this bug

There is insufficient visual information to identify this bug

Unidentifiable

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