Bug Identifier

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva (or Case)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva (or Case)

Tinea pellionella

Debris-carrying Lacewing Larva (often called 'Trash Bug' or 'Junk Bug')

Debris-carrying Lacewing Larva (often called 'Trash Bug' or 'Junk Bug')

Chrysopidae (larva)

No insect identified

No insect identified

N/A

Scabies Mite

Scabies Mite

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Not a bug/insect

Not a bug/insect

N/A

Scabies Mite (or Human Itch Mite)

Scabies Mite (or Human Itch Mite)

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Not a Bug / Debris (Skin Flake or Dried Mucus)

Not a Bug / Debris (Skin Flake or Dried Mucus)

N/A (Biological debris)

Beautiful Wood-Nymph

Beautiful Wood-Nymph

Eudryas grata

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (larva)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (larva)

Tinea pellionella

Non-insect; likely skin flake, dandruff, or environmental debris

Non-insect; likely skin flake, dandruff, or environmental debris

N/A (Inanimate organic/inorganic matter)

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Varied Carpet Beetle

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

None (No insect visible)

None (No insect visible)

N/A

Not a bug/insect (Fiber or Lint)

Not a bug/insect (Fiber or Lint)

N/A

Springtail

Springtail

Collembola (subclass)

Springtail

Springtail

Collembola (Subclass)

Booklouse

Booklouse

Liposcelis spp.

Bed Bug

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Varied carpet beetle

Varied carpet beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Earwax

Earwax

Cerumen

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust Bug)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust Bug)

Reduvius personatus

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Demodex Mite (likely a desiccated or skin plug specimen)

Demodex Mite (likely a desiccated or skin plug specimen)

Demodex folliculorum or Demodex brevis

Unknown Organic Debris (Not an identifiable insect)

Unknown Organic Debris (Not an identifiable insect)

N/A

Tonsil Stone (Tonsillolith)

Tonsil Stone (Tonsillolith)

Tonsillolith

Phasteropeas Case-bearing Moth Larva (or Household Casebearer)

Phasteropeas Case-bearing Moth Larva (or Household Casebearer)

Phereoeca uterella (or Tineola bisselliella depending on region and specific casing style)

Slug

Slug

Gastropoda (Class level, specific species difficult without location)

Not an insect (likely mucus, tissue, or debris)

Not an insect (likely mucus, tissue, or debris)

N/A

Flea Larva (possibly dried/desiccated)

Flea Larva (possibly dried/desiccated)

Ctenocephalides felis (most likely common cat flea) or Ctenocephalides canis

Mucus / Nasal Discharge

Mucus / Nasal Discharge

N/A (Biological secretion)

Not a bug/insect (Debris)

Not a bug/insect (Debris)

N/A

Globular Springtail

Globular Springtail

Sminthurus spp. or Dicyrtomata spp.

Pot Worm (or White Worm)

Pot Worm (or White Worm)

Enchytraeus spp.

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Phereoeca uterella or Phereoeca allutella

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust bug)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust bug)

Reduvius personatus

No identifiable insect present

No identifiable insect present

N/A

Not a Bug (Likely Skin Flake or Mineral Deposit)

Not a Bug (Likely Skin Flake or Mineral Deposit)

N/A (Inorganic or Biological Detritus)

Pupa/Pupal Casing (Likely Fly or Carpet Beetle)

Pupa/Pupal Casing (Likely Fly or Carpet Beetle)

Variable (e.g., Diptera puparium or Dermestidae pupa)

Unknown Beetle / Arthropod (Identification uncertain due to blur)

Unknown Beetle / Arthropod (Identification uncertain due to blur)

Coleoptera (Order)

Ant Pupa (likely)

Ant Pupa (likely)

Formicidae (Family)

Not a Bug (Likely Biological Debris/Scab/Earwax)

Not a Bug (Likely Biological Debris/Scab/Earwax)

N/A

Crane Fly Larva (Leatherjacket)

Crane Fly Larva (Leatherjacket)

Tipula spp. (and related genera in Tipulidae)

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