Springtail
Collembola
Pseudoscorpion
Chelifer cancroides (most common house species)
American Giant Millipede
Narceus americanus
Horsehair Worm (also known as Gordian Worm)
Nematomorpha (Phylum)
Varied Carpet Beetle
Anthrenus verbasci
Unidentifiable Object/Debris (Likely not an insect)
N/A
Antlion (Larva), also known as a Doodlebug
Myrmeleontidae (family)
Head Louse
Pediculus humanus capitis
Masked Hunter (Nymph stage)
Reduvius personatus
Lint or Fiber Clump
N/A (Non-living object)
Head Louse
Pediculus humanus capitis
Pine Needle Gall Midge
Thecodiplosis japonensis
Piedmont shield bug (Nymph/Naiad variant)
Acanthosomatidae (likely Elasmucha species)
Head louse
Pediculus humanus capitis
German Cockroach (nymph)
Blattella germanica
Drain Fly Larva (also known as Moth Fly Larva or Sewer Gnat Larva)
Psychodidae (Family) - often Clogmia albipunctata
Fungus Gnat Larva
Sciaridae (family)
Scab / Debris (Not an insect)
N/A
Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larval Case)
Tinea pellionella
Carpet Beetle Larva (Shed skin/exuviae)
Anthrenus verbasci (likely Varied Carpet Beetle)
Webbing Clothes Moth Larva (specifically the casing)
Tineola bisselliella
Fruit Fly Larva
Drosophila melanogaster (most common species)
Unknown/Indeterminate (likely skin flakes or debris)
N/A
Green Lacewing Eggs (Stalked Eggs)
Chrysoperla spp. (e.g., Chrysoperla carnea)
Household Casebearer (often confused with Plaster Bagworm)
Phereoeca uterella (sometimes referred to as Phereoeca allutella in older texts)
Varied Carpet Beetle
Anthrenus verbasci
Bird Mite (specifically, likely the Northern Fowl Mite or Chicken Mite in an immature or dehydrated state)
Ornithonyssus sylviarum or Dermanyssus gallinae
Indian Meal Moth Larva (Pantry Moth Larva)
Plodia interpunctella
Unidentified Debris/Stain (Not an Insect)
N/A
Snow Flea (Springtail)
Hypogastrura nivicola
Booklouse (or Psocid)
Liposcelis spp. (Commonly)
Booklouse (or Psocid)
Liposcelis spp. (Commonly)
Booklice (or Psocids)
Liposcelis spp. (Commonly L. bostrychophila or L. entomophila)
Not an Insect (Likely Skin Debris/Scabs/Lint)
N/A (Non-living organic and inorganic matter)
Slug (Potential Egg or Slime Trail)
Gastropoda (Class)
Flea Larva
Ctenocephalides felis (most likely common household species, Cat Flea)
Grain Mite (or Flour Mite)
Acarus siro
Sawtoothed Grain Beetle
Oryzaephilus surinamensis
Demodex Mite (Face Mite)
Demodex folliculorum or Demodex brevis
Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm
Phereoeca uterella (or species in the genus Phereoeca)
Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust Bug)
Reduvius personatus
Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larva)
Tinea pellionella