Bug Identifier

Not a bug/insect

Not a bug/insect

N/A

Clothing Moth Larva (likely Case-bearing Clothes Moth)

Clothing Moth Larva (likely Case-bearing Clothes Moth)

Tinea pellionella

Non-Biological Debris (Likely Dried Skin Flake or Residue)

Non-Biological Debris (Likely Dried Skin Flake or Residue)

N/A

Bed Bug (Crushed and dried remains usually)

Bed Bug (Crushed and dried remains usually)

Cimex lectularius

Human Skin Flake / Scab / Dried Sebum

Human Skin Flake / Scab / Dried Sebum

N/A (Biological Debris)

Bold Jumping Spider (Likely identification based on the faint heart-shaped white spot on abdomen)

Bold Jumping Spider (Likely identification based on the faint heart-shaped white spot on abdomen)

Phidippus audax

Not a Bug / likely Human Skin Slough or Scab

Not a Bug / likely Human Skin Slough or Scab

Epidermis (if pertaining to human skin)

Louse (likely human head or body louse)

Louse (likely human head or body louse)

Pediculus humanus

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

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

Unidentifiable Insect / Speck of Debris

Unidentifiable Insect / Speck of Debris

N/A

Debris-carrying Lacewing Larva (often called "Trash Bug" or "Junk Bug")

Debris-carrying Lacewing Larva (often called "Trash Bug" or "Junk Bug")

Family Chrysopidae (specifically, larvae of the Green Lacewing)

Not a bug (Debris/Skin/Artifact)

Not a bug (Debris/Skin/Artifact)

N/A

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (Common genus for household booklice)

Masked Hunter Nymph

Masked Hunter Nymph

Reduvius personatus

Not an insect (Appears to be a skin mole or lesion)

Not an insect (Appears to be a skin mole or lesion)

Melanocytic nevus (if a common mole)

Not a bug/insect

Not a bug/insect

N/A

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (Common genus, varies by specific type)

Unable to Identify

Unable to Identify

N/A

Masked Hunter Nymph (often mistaken for a dust bunny)

Masked Hunter Nymph (often mistaken for a dust bunny)

Reduvius personatus

Scabies Mite

Scabies Mite

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Scabies Mite

Scabies Mite

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Varied Carpet Beetle

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Scabies Mite

Scabies Mite

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Household Casebearer (also known as the Plaster Bagworm or Phereoeca)

Household Casebearer (also known as the Plaster Bagworm or Phereoeca)

Phereoeca uterella (or related species like Phereoeca allutella)

Varied Carpet Beetle

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Varied Carpet Beetle

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Flour Mite / Grain Mite

Flour Mite / Grain Mite

Acarus siro

Booklouse

Booklouse

Liposcelis spp. (commonly Liposcelis bostrychophila)

Four-toothed Mason Wasp

Four-toothed Mason Wasp

Monobia quadridens

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (Varied Carpet Beetle)

Boxelder Bug

Boxelder Bug

Boisea trivittata

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (general family Dermestidae)

Lace Bug (specifically likely a Sycamore Lace Bug or similar)

Lace Bug (specifically likely a Sycamore Lace Bug or similar)

Corythucha spp. (e.g., Corythucha ciliata for Sycamore Lace Bug)

American Toad

American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus

Drugstore Beetle

Drugstore Beetle

Stegobium paniceum

Drugstore Beetle

Drugstore Beetle

Stegobium paniceum

Drain Fly Larva (also known as Moth Fly Larva or Sewer Gnat Larva)

Drain Fly Larva (also known as Moth Fly Larva or Sewer Gnat Larva)

Psychoda spp. / Clogmia albipunctata

Flea Larva

Flea Larva

Ctenocephalides felis (most common)

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (commonly Varied Carpet Beetle)

No identifiable insect present

No identifiable insect present

N/A

Great-tailed Grackle (female)

Great-tailed Grackle (female)

Quiscalus mexicanus

None (Non-Biological Material)

None (Non-Biological Material)

N/A

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