Aquatic Insect

Lint or Fabric Debris (Non-Insect)

N/A (Inanimate matter)

Dry Skin Flake / Scab (Not an Insect)

Stratum corneum (human skin layer)

Sebum Plug / Skin Debris (Not an insect)

Comedo / Keratinous Debris

Inanimate fiber or lint (Non-insect)

None (Non-biological material)

Sebum Plug / Skin Debris (Not an Insect)

N/A (Biological matter, not an organism)

Inconclusive (Non-biological material)

N/A

Yellowjacket

Vespula spp. or Dolichovespula spp.

Inconclusive Identification (No insect/bug evident)

None

Sebaceous Filament / Skin Debris (Not an Insect)

Keratin and Sebum plug

Skin Debris or Mucus Strand (Not an insect)

N/A

Hair Clump or Lint (Not a biological insect)

N/A

Human Skin Flake / Debris (Not an insect)

Squamous epithelium (debris)

Debris / Lint / Scab (Inconclusive - Not an Insect)

N/A

Unidentifiable Object/Debris (Likely not an insect)

N/A

Debris / Skin Flakes / Scabs (Not an Insect)

N/A (Non-living organic matter)

It appears to be a piece of lint or debris, not an insect.

N/A

Probable Earwax or Sebum Plug (Not an Insect)

N/A (Biological Debris)

Blood specks or dried fluid (not an insect)

N/A

Sebum Plug or Keratin Plug (Not an Insect)

N/A (Dermatological artifact)

Undetermined; lacks diagnostic features of an insect

Inanimate object / debris

Unidentifiable organic debris (Likely not an insect)

N/A

Skin Flake / Scab / Debris (Not an Insect)

N/A (Biological Detritus)

Inanimate fiber or debris (likely not an insect)

N/A - Non-biological matter

Skin Flake / Dander / Debris (Not an Insect)

N/A (Inanimate organic matter)

Inconclusive / Likely Debris or Mucus (Not an Insect)

N/A

Unidentifiable Object/Texture (Not a Bug)

N/A

Orb Weaver Spider (likely Araneus diadematus or a similar species due to markings)

Likely Araneus diadematus or a closely related species within the Araneidae family (exact species identification is diff...

Household Casebearer (or Plaster Bagworm)

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

Booklouse

Liposcelis spp.

Not a bug/insect (Likely Earwax or Dried Botanical Material)

N/A (Cerumen or Plant Debris)

Brown Lacewing (Larval debris packet)

Hemerobius sp. or Micromus sp. (Family Hemerobiidae)

Non-Insect Debris (Likely Earwax or Dried Secretion)

N/A

Phasteroidea / Plaster Bagworm (Larva/Case)

Phereoeca uterella / Praececodes atomosella

Plaster Bagworm (or Household Casebearer)

Phereoeca uterella

Household Casebearer Moth (Larva)

Phereoeca uterella (or related species in the family Tineidae)

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Phereoeca uterella or Phereoeca allutella

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus, Attagenus, Trogoderma, or other genera within Dermestidae

Wasp (likely Yellowjacket or Hornet)

Not specifically identifiable from the image, but belongs to the family Vespidae. Common genera include Vespula, Dolicho...

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Marbled Orb-weaver (likely)

Araneus marmoreus (likely)

Lagerstroemia Bark Aphid (often mistaken for Crape Myrtle Bark Scale predators like the Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle, thoug...

Chilocorus stigma (likely candidate for the beetles pictured)

Regal Jumping Spider

Phidippus regius