Bug Identifier

Head Louse

Head Louse

Pediculus humanus capitis

Not a bug/insect (Skin Flake or Dried Residue)

Not a bug/insect (Skin Flake or Dried Residue)

N/A (Likely Stratum Corneum fragment or dried secretion/food)

Light Brown Apple Moth

Light Brown Apple Moth

Epiphyas postvittana

Unidentifiable Object (Likely Debris/Food Crumb/Resin)

Unidentifiable Object (Likely Debris/Food Crumb/Resin)

N/A

Not an insect (Likely earwax or bodily secretion)

Not an insect (Likely earwax or bodily secretion)

Cerumen (if earwax) or Nasal Mucus

Dry Skin Flake / Scab / Sebum Plug (Not an insect)

Dry Skin Flake / Scab / Sebum Plug (Not an insect)

Stratum corneum fragment (Human tissue)

Slug (or possibly a specific species like the Gray Garden Slug)

Slug (or possibly a specific species like the Gray Garden Slug)

Gastropoda (Class); possibly Deroceras reticulatum

Spider Egg Sac

Spider Egg Sac

N/A (Reproductive structure, varies by spider species)

Mealybug wax / Mealybug secretion (Though visually ambiguous, it is often identified as part of a mealybug infestation or a Lacewing Larva carrying debris)

Mealybug wax / Mealybug secretion (Though visually ambiguous, it is often identified as part of a mealybug infestation o...

Pseudococcidae (Family) or Chrysopidae (Family - specifically 'Trash-carrying' Lacewing Larvae)

Unidentifiable Object / Likely Debris (Not an Insect)

Unidentifiable Object / Likely Debris (Not an Insect)

N/A

Unidentifiable Organic Debris (likely earwax or dried skin)

Unidentifiable Organic Debris (likely earwax or dried skin)

N/A

Varied Carpet Beetle

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Unidentifiable Debris / Possible Dried Plant Matter or skin flake

Unidentifiable Debris / Possible Dried Plant Matter or skin flake

N/A

Junk Bug (Lacewing Larva)

Junk Bug (Lacewing Larva)

Chrysopidae (Family)

Not a Bug (Likely lint, debris, or dried substance)

Not a Bug (Likely lint, debris, or dried substance)

N/A

German Cockroach (Nymph)

German Cockroach (Nymph)

Blattella germanica

German Cockroach

German Cockroach

Blattella germanica

Scabies Mite (or Human Itch Mite)

Scabies Mite (or Human Itch Mite)

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Chigger (Red Bug/Berry Bug/Harvest Mite)

Chigger (Red Bug/Berry Bug/Harvest Mite)

Trombicula spp.

Not a bug/insect (Likely Ink Pigment or Fiber Stain)

Not a bug/insect (Likely Ink Pigment or Fiber Stain)

N/A

Clover Mite

Clover Mite

Bryobia praetiosa

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (Family Liposcelididae)

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (typically for the Varied Carpet Beetle)

Clover Mite

Clover Mite

Bryobia praetiosa

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (typically for the Varied Carpet Beetle, a common household species)

It appears to be earwax (Cerumen), not an insect

It appears to be earwax (Cerumen), not an insect

Cerumen

Non-Insect Object (Likely Sebum Plug or Skin Debris)

Non-Insect Object (Likely Sebum Plug or Skin Debris)

N/A (Biological debris)

Not a bug (Likely Earwax or Dried Secretion)

Not a bug (Likely Earwax or Dried Secretion)

Cerumen (if earwax)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (larva/case)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (larva/case)

Tinea pellionella

Not a bug (Lint/Fiber/Debris)

Not a bug (Lint/Fiber/Debris)

N/A

Scabies Mite (specifically referring to the molting skin or a dislodged specimen, often confused with skin flakes)

Scabies Mite (specifically referring to the molting skin or a dislodged specimen, often confused with skin flakes)

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Bed Bug

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Bed Bug

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Varied Carpet Beetle

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Bird Mite (or Rodent Mite)

Bird Mite (or Rodent Mite)

Ornithonyssus spp. (e.g., Ornithonyssus sylviarum or Ornithonyssus bursa) or Liponyssoides sanguineus

Bird Louse (or Chewing Louse)

Bird Louse (or Chewing Louse)

Mallophaga (Order: Phthiraptera)

Non-Insect Debris (Likely Dried Skin Flake or Callus)

Non-Insect Debris (Likely Dried Skin Flake or Callus)

N/A (Biological Debris)

Clover Mite

Clover Mite

Bryobia praetiosa

Drugstore Beetle / Cigarette Beetle

Drugstore Beetle / Cigarette Beetle

Stegobium paniceum / Lasioderma serricorne

German Cockroach

German Cockroach

Blattella germanica

Bed Bug (Crushed)

Bed Bug (Crushed)

Cimex lectularius

Clothing moth larva / Case-making clothes moth (likely)

Clothing moth larva / Case-making clothes moth (likely)

Tinea pellionella

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