Bug Identifier

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larva)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larva)

Tinea pellionella

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (typically)

Not a bug (Debris/Fragment)

Not a bug (Debris/Fragment)

N/A

Silverfish (or related species like Firebrat)

Silverfish (or related species like Firebrat)

Lepisma saccharina

Household Casebearer (often referred to as Plaster Bagworm)

Household Casebearer (often referred to as Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella

Non-Insect Object (Likely a crumb of earwax, hardened sebum, or food debris)

Non-Insect Object (Likely a crumb of earwax, hardened sebum, or food debris)

N/A

Lentil Seed

Lentil Seed

Lens culinaris

Booklouse (or Barklouse)

Booklouse (or Barklouse)

Liposcelis spp. (Commonly)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larval case)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larval case)

Tinea pellionella

Flea Larva

Flea Larva

Ctenocephalides felis (most common) or Ctenocephalides canis

Planarian (Aquatic Flatworm)

Planarian (Aquatic Flatworm)

Turbellaria (multiple genera usually involved in common sightings, such as Dugesia)

Head Louse (Nit/Casing)

Head Louse (Nit/Casing)

Pediculus humanus capitis

No identifiable insect present (Likely a skin scab, sebum plug, or foreign debris)

No identifiable insect present (Likely a skin scab, sebum plug, or foreign debris)

N/A

Not an insect

Not an insect

N/A

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (typically for varied carpet beetle) or Attagenus unicolor (black carpet beetle)

Structure is likely lint, fabric fibers, or debris (Not an insect)

Structure is likely lint, fabric fibers, or debris (Not an insect)

N/A

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust Bug)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust Bug)

Reduvius personatus

No identifiable insect present

No identifiable insect present

N/A

Masked Hunter Nymph (Tentative Identification)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Tentative Identification)

Reduvius personatus

Unknown / Unidentifiable Specimen

Unknown / Unidentifiable Specimen

N/A

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Unknown / Indiscernible

Unknown / Indiscernible

N/A

Unable to confirm insect identity; likely a scabies mite burrow or skin flake

Unable to confirm insect identity; likely a scabies mite burrow or skin flake

Sarcoptes scabiei (if confirming scabies mite) or N/A

There is no identifiable insect or bug in this image.

There is no identifiable insect or bug in this image.

N/A

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (most common species, Varied Carpet Beetle)

Winged Ant (Alate)

Winged Ant (Alate)

Formicidae (genus/species varies)

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (and related species)

Cannot Determine

Cannot Determine

Cannot Determine

Scabies Mite

Scabies Mite

Sarcoptes scabiei

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva

Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva

Tinea pellionella

Household Casebearer (often confused with Plaster Bagworm)

Household Casebearer (often confused with Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella or Phereoeca allutella

Not a bug/insect

Not a bug/insect

Homo sapiens (tissue)

Carpet Beetle Larva (likely Varied Carpet Beetle)

Carpet Beetle Larva (likely Varied Carpet Beetle)

Anthrenus verbasci (larval stage)

Household Casebearer (often confused with Plaster Bagworm)

Household Casebearer (often confused with Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella

Dust Mite

Dust Mite

Dermatophagoides spp. (Most commonly D. pteronyssinus or D. farinae)

Carpet Beetle (likely Varied Carpet Beetle or Black Carpet Beetle)

Carpet Beetle (likely Varied Carpet Beetle or Black Carpet Beetle)

Anthrenus verbasci (Varied) or Attagenus unicolor (Black)

Book louse (Booklice)

Book louse (Booklice)

Liposcelis spp. (Common genus in homes)

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Phereoeca uterella

Bed Bug

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Bird Mite (or possibly Rodent Mite)

Bird Mite (or possibly Rodent Mite)

Ornithonyssus spp. (e.g., Ornithonyssus sylviarum - Northern Fowl Mite)

It is unlikely to be a bug

It is unlikely to be a bug

N/A - Non-biological debris

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Dipylidium caninum (most common); alternately Taenia species

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