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Booklouse

Booklouse

Psocoptera (various genera, e.g., Liposcelis, Trogium)

Dust Mite

Dust Mite

Dermatophagoides spp.

Carpet Beetle larvae

Carpet Beetle larvae

Dermestidae (larvae)

Booklouse

Booklouse

Psocoptera (various genera, e.g., Liposcelis)

Blood specks or dried fluid (not an insect)

Blood specks or dried fluid (not an insect)

N/A

Dust Mite

Dust Mite

Dermatophagoides spp.

Planthopper

Planthopper

Fulgoroidea (superfamily)

Katydid

Katydid

Tettigoniidae

Fruit Fly

Fruit Fly

Drosophila melanogaster (common species)

Fruit Fly

Fruit Fly

Drosophila melanogaster (common species, but could be other Drosophila species)

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharina

Carpet Beetle (likely Black Carpet Beetle)

Carpet Beetle (likely Black Carpet Beetle)

Attagenus unicolor (if Black Carpet Beetle)

Crab Spider

Crab Spider

Thomisidae

Cellar Spider (or Daddy Long Legs)

Cellar Spider (or Daddy Long Legs)

Pholcus phalangioides

Case-Bearing Moth Larva (likely household casebearer or similar)

Case-Bearing Moth Larva (likely household casebearer or similar)

Phereoeca uterella (Household Casebearer) or similar species within the Tineidae family (e.g., Tinea pellionella - Casem...

There is no identifiable insect or bug in the image.

There is no identifiable insect or bug in the image.

N/A

Crane Fly

Crane Fly

Tipula species (or other genera within Tipulidae)

Mosquito

Mosquito

Various genera within Culicidae (e.g., Anopheles, Aedes, Culex)

Fungus Gnat (Larva)

Fungus Gnat (Larva)

Bradysia spp. (for dark-winged fungus gnats, common in homes) or various genera within Mycetophilidae.

Household Casebearer Moth Larva

Household Casebearer Moth Larva

Phereoeca uterella

Insect Frass (Excrement)

Insect Frass (Excrement)

Cannot be determined from frass alone (derived from various insects).

Moth (likely a small one, possibly a Clothes Moth or similar household pest given the context of a rug/carpet)

Moth (likely a small one, possibly a Clothes Moth or similar household pest given the context of a rug/carpet)

Tineidae (Example for Clothes Moths, specific species can't be identified from image)

Fungus Gnat (Larva)

Fungus Gnat (Larva)

Various species, often Bradysia spp.

Mold/Fungus Spores or Mycelial Fragments

Mold/Fungus Spores or Mycelial Fragments

Not identifiable to a specific scientific name from the image. It represents generic fungal structures.

Mealybug

Mealybug

Pseudococcidae (family)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth

Case-bearing Clothes Moth

Tinea pellionella

Insect Exuvia (Shed Exoskeleton)

Insect Exuvia (Shed Exoskeleton)

Undefined (cannot be determined from a shed exoskeleton alone)

Not Applicable (Not an insect)

Not Applicable (Not an insect)

Not Applicable (Not an insect)

Cockroach

Cockroach

Periplaneta americana (American Cockroach)

Mealybug

Mealybug

Pseudococcidae (family)

Bird Mites

Bird Mites

Dermanyssus gallinae (most common, but other genera exist)

Unidentifiable organic/biological material

Unidentifiable organic/biological material

Unknown

Household Casebearer, Plaster Bagworm, or Tineid Moth Larva

Household Casebearer, Plaster Bagworm, or Tineid Moth Larva

Phereoeca uterella (most common species for indoor casebearers, though other Tineidae species are similar)

Nematode (likely a free-living or plant-parasitic type)

Nematode (likely a free-living or plant-parasitic type)

Nematoda (Phylum)

Plant fragments

Plant fragments

Not applicable, these are inanimate plant fragments.

Undetermined insect (bite mark)

Undetermined insect (bite mark)

Inconclusive (Requires visual identification of the insect)

Bed Bug

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Unknown insect bite/skin irritation

Unknown insect bite/skin irritation

N/A (cannot be identified from image)

Mosquito

Mosquito

Culicidae

Chigger (Larval Mite)

Chigger (Larval Mite)

Various species within the Trombiculidae family (e.g., Trombicula alfreddugesi)

Unknown insect bite (Likely Mosquito, Flea, or similar biting insect)

Unknown insect bite (Likely Mosquito, Flea, or similar biting insect)

Cannot determine from image. This is a skin reaction, not an insect.

Flea

Flea

Ctenocephalides felis or Ctenocephalides canis (commonly)

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