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Cockroach nymph (likely brown-banded cockroach)
Supella longipalpa
Luna moth caterpillar
Actias luna
Ground beetle (likely a seedcorn beetle)
Harapalus sp.
Green lacewing larva (aphid lion)
Chrysopidae larva, likely *Chrysoperla* species
Mayfly nymph (likely a burrowing mayfly)
Ephemera sp.
Varied carpet beetle larva (likely)
Anthrenus verbasci
Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci
Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci
Cockroach nymph, likely German cockroach
Blattella germanica
Orb-weaver spider (likely spotted orb-weaver)
Neoscona species, probably Neoscona crucifera
Giant water bug (toe-biter)
Lethocerus sp.
Varied carpet beetle larvae (likely)
Anthrenus verbasci
Bottle fly (greenbottle or bluebottle fly)
Lucilia spp. (greenbottle flies) or Calliphora spp. (bluebottle flies)
Yellowjacket wasp
Vespula vulgaris (likely; species-level identification from the image is uncertain)
Thread-waisted wasp (likely great golden digger wasp)
Sphex ichneumoneus
Asian tiger mosquito
Aedes albopictus
Yellowjacket (yellowjacket wasp)
Vespula spp. (likely Vespula vulgaris or Vespula germanica)
Red velvet ant (cow killer)
Dasymutilla sp., likely Dasymutilla occidentalis
Jewel bug (shield-backed stink bug)
Chrysocoris sp.
White grub (scarab beetle larva)
Scarabaeidae, genus undetermined
Likely adult carpet beetle (varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci
German cockroach nymph
Blattella germanica
Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)
Anthrenus verbasci
Unidentifiable small household insect (possibly a booklouse or small beetle)
Not determinable from the image
Carpet beetle (adult), likely a varied carpet beetle
Anthrenus verbasci
Cockroach nymph, likely a German cockroach
Blattella germanica
Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle larva)
Anthrenus verbasci
Ant alate (winged reproductive), with nearby ant pupae
Formicidae; species cannot be determined reliably from this image
Likely small ant (identification limited by image)
Formicidae sp.; species uncertain
Cockroach nymph (likely brown-banded cockroach)
Supella longipalpa
No identifiable insect visible
Undetermined
Probable darkling beetle (tenebrionid), possibly a desert darkling beetle
Uncertain from the image; likely a species in Tenebrionidae, potentially *Adesmia* or *Blaps*
Carpet beetle (adult), likely varied carpet beetle
Anthrenus verbasci
Not identifiable as an insect; likely an insect-bite reaction
Not applicable
No insect visible; likely an insect bite or skin irritation
Not applicable
Field grasshopper (likely a Chorthippus species)
Chorthippus brunneus (probable)
Brown marmorated stink bug nymph (likely)
Halyomorpha halys
Pipevine swallowtail
Battus philenor
Common green grasshopper (likely)
Omocestus viridulus
Katydid (likely a conehead katydid)
Neoconocephalus sp.
Bald-faced hornet (aerial yellowjacket)
Dolichovespula maculata
Broad-headed bark bug
Arhaphe cicindeloides
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