Bug Identifier

Pubic Louse Nit (Egg) or Head Louse Nit

Pubic Louse Nit (Egg) or Head Louse Nit

Pthirus pubis (ovum) or Pediculus humanus capitis (ovum)

Flea Larva

Flea Larva

Ctenocephalides felis (most common)

Not an insect (Sebum plug, keratin plug, or skin fragment)

Not an insect (Sebum plug, keratin plug, or skin fragment)

N/A (Biological debris/Secretions)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust Bug)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust Bug)

Reduvius personatus

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Dipylidium caninum (most common species in pets)

Not a Bug (Likely Dried Skin Flake, Material Shard, or Food Crumbs)

Not a Bug (Likely Dried Skin Flake, Material Shard, or Food Crumbs)

N/A

Bed Bug (shed skin/exuvia)

Bed Bug (shed skin/exuvia)

Cimex lectularius

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp.

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (Common genus for household booklice)

Springtail

Springtail

Collembola (subclass)

Phereoeca uterella (often called the Plaster Bagworm or Household Casebearer)

Phereoeca uterella (often called the Plaster Bagworm or Household Casebearer)

Phereoeca uterella

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Cat Flea (or general Flea)

Cat Flea (or general Flea)

Ctenocephalides felis (most common household species)

Household Casebearer (often colloquially called a Plaster Bagworm or clothes moth larva)

Household Casebearer (often colloquially called a Plaster Bagworm or clothes moth larva)

Phereoeca uterella (sometimes referred to as Phereoeca allutella in older texts)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Dipylidium caninum (most common dog/cat tapeworm)

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Ghost ant

Ghost ant

Tapinoma melanocephalum

Ghost Ant

Ghost Ant

Tapinoma melanocephalum

Masked Hunter Nymph (Camouflage Bug)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Camouflage Bug)

Reduvius personatus

Tonsil Stone (Tonsillolith)

Tonsil Stone (Tonsillolith)

Tonsillolith

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Phereoeca uterella

Tonsil Stone (Tonsillolith)

Tonsil Stone (Tonsillolith)

Tonsillolith

Chigger (Harvest Mite Larva)

Chigger (Harvest Mite Larva)

Trombicula spp.

Plaster Bagworm (or Household Casebearer)

Plaster Bagworm (or Household Casebearer)

Phereoeca uterella

Not a Bug (Likely a crystal, earwax, skin flake, or dried resin)

Not a Bug (Likely a crystal, earwax, skin flake, or dried resin)

N/A (Inorganic or non-living organic matter)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Dipylidium caninum (most likely, assuming domestic pet context) or Taenia species

Lawn Shrimp (Terrestrial Amphipod)

Lawn Shrimp (Terrestrial Amphipod)

Arcitalitrus sylvaticus

Little Black Ant

Little Black Ant

Monomorium minimum

Pharaoh Ant (likely identification based on color and shape, though image is blurry)

Pharaoh Ant (likely identification based on color and shape, though image is blurry)

Monomorium pharaonis

Fly Maggot (Larva)

Fly Maggot (Larva)

Diptera (Order)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (Common genus for house-dwelling species)

Household Casebearer (often called Plaster Bagworm)

Household Casebearer (often called Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella

Bed Bug Casing (Exoskeleton/Shell)

Bed Bug Casing (Exoskeleton/Shell)

Cimex lectularius (shed exuvia of)

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Debris / Lint / Crumb (Not an Insect)

Debris / Lint / Crumb (Not an Insect)

N/A

Not a bug/insect

Not a bug/insect

N/A

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Bed Bug (Evidence: Fecal Spots/Staining)

Bed Bug (Evidence: Fecal Spots/Staining)

Cimex lectularius

Plaster Bagworm

Plaster Bagworm

Phereoeca uterella

Bed Bug (Nymph/First Stage)

Bed Bug (Nymph/First Stage)

Cimex lectularius

Bed Bug (Egg Casings or Nymph Molts - Identification Uncertain/Unlikely)

Bed Bug (Egg Casings or Nymph Molts - Identification Uncertain/Unlikely)

Cimex lectularius (potential association)

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