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Recent Bug Identifications

Explore insects and bugs recently identified by our AI-powered field guide.

Bed bug

Cimex lectularius

Carpet beetle larva

Anthrenus spp.

Crimson Glider

Trithemis aurora

Robber Fly

Family Asilidae

Yellowjacket

Vespula germanica

Channeled apple snail

Pomacea canaliculata

Apple snail

Pomacea canaliculata

Gulf Fritillary

Agraulis vanillae

Minute Pirate Bug

Orius insidiosus

Clover Mite

Bryobia praetiosa

Due to the extreme blur and lack of anatomical detail in the image, a definitive identification is impossible.

Unidentified due to insufficient visual evidence.

Carpet beetle (likely larva or partial shed casing)

Anthrenus verbasci

Body louse

Pediculus humanus humanus

Bed bug

Cimex lectularius

Plaster bagworm

Phereoeca uterella

Body louse

Pediculus humanus humanus

Common Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Bed bug

Cimex lectularius

Fruit fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Booklouse

Liposcelis bostrychophila

Spider mite

Tetranychus urticae

Mealybug

Pseudococcidae family

Unable to determine

Unidentified

Dust Mite

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

Unable to identify

Undetermined

Unable to identify

Unknown

Booklouse

Liposcelis bostrychophila

Not a bug; these are floral stamen filaments, likely from a bottlebrush or eucalyptus tree.

Callistemon or Eucalyptus species (botanical origin)

Red palm mite

Raoiella indica

Angular-winged pyrausta or similar geometer moth

Order Lepidoptera, Family Geometridae

Click beetle

Family Elateridae

Cat flea

Ctenocephalides felis

Household casebearer

Phereoeca uterella

Lone Star Tick (Nymph)

Amblyomma americanum

Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Pyrrharctia isabella

Pill millipede

Glomeris marginata

Dog tick

Dermacentor variabilis

Bed bug

Cimex lectularius

Lone Star Tick

Amblyomma americanum

Deer tick nymph or lone star tick larva

Ixodes scapularis or Amblyomma americanum

Pubic louse

Pthirus pubis

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