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Explore insects and bugs recently identified by our AI-powered field guide.
Ground beetle
Carabidae, species undetermined
No clearly visible bug
Not determinable from the image
No clearly visible bug; likely a leaf-footed bug nymph (tentative)
Coreidae, possibly Leptoglossus sp.
Earwig
Likely a common earwig, *Forficula auricularia*
Unidentifiable from the image
Not determinable
Broad-headed sharpshooter (likely)
Oncometopia orbona
Masked hunter (assassin bug)
Reduvius personatus
Field cricket (likely a black field cricket)
Gryllus spp., probably Gryllus pennsylvanicus
Flea beetle (likely)
Alticini sp.
Flea (likely cat flea)
Ctenocephalides felis
Booklouse (psocid), likely a barklouse
Order Psocoptera; exact species cannot be determined from the image
Likely silverfish or firebrat (image too indistinct for species-level certainty)
Order Zygentoma; likely Ctenolepisma or Thermobia species
Bed bug (likely an immature or recently fed bed bug)
Cimex lectularius
Bed bug
Cimex lectularius
Small beetle (likely a pantry beetle)
Uncertain from image; possibly *Tribolium* or *Cryptolestes* species
Longhorn beetle (likely a pine sawyer)
Monochamus sp.
Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci
Bed bug (probable)
Cimex lectularius
Likely masked hunter nymph
Reduvius personatus
Giant mesquite bug (juvenile)
Thasus neocalifornicus
Small dark beetle (likely a carpet beetle)
Anthrenus sp.
Earwig
Likely European earwig (Forficula auricularia)
Varied carpet beetle (adult)
Anthrenus verbasci
Leaf-footed bug (likely western conifer seed bug)
Leptoglossus occidentalis
Wheel bug nymph (likely)
Arilus cristatus
Not identifiable from the image; possible insect bite or skin irritation
Not applicable—no insect is visible
Spruce gall adelgid (pineapple gall aphid)
Adelges abietis
Unidentifiable; likely debris or a very small arthropod fragment
Not determinable from this image
Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci (probable)
Sawfly (likely a horntail sawfly)
Likely *Urocerus* sp. (identification uncertain from image)
Bottle fly (likely a bluebottle fly)
Calliphora vomitoria
Cockroach nymph (likely German cockroach)
Blattella germanica
Jewel stink bug (likely)
Chrysocoris sp., possibly Chrysocoris stolli
Green shield bug (nymph)
Likely *Chinavia* sp. (formerly *Acrosternum*), exact species uncertain from the image
Leaf-footed bug (likely squash bug)
Anasa sp., possibly Anasa tristis
Hoverfly (flower fly), likely a Helophilus species
Helophilus sp. (exact species cannot be confirmed from the image)
Spotted lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
Yellow-spotted tussock moth caterpillar
Lophocampa maculata
Minute brown scavenger beetle (probable)
Possibly a latridiid beetle, family Latridiidae; species cannot be confirmed from this image
Unidentifiable insect fragment or shed skin
Not determinable from the image
Ant (likely a small household ant)
Formicidae; species uncertain from image
Varied carpet beetle (likely)
Anthrenus verbasci
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