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Unknown Insect Remains

Unknown Insect Remains

Undeterminable

Praying Mantis (specifically, an "orphan" mantis, likely a species like a Ghost Mantis given its appearance)

Praying Mantis (specifically, an "orphan" mantis, likely a species like a Ghost Mantis given its appearance)

Phyllovates chlorophaea (likely, given the appearance, also commonly known as the 'Orphan Mantis' or 'Dead Leaf Mantis')

Orchid Mantis

Orchid Mantis

Hymenopus coronatus

Praying Mantis (likely European Mantis or a related species due to color and build)

Praying Mantis (likely European Mantis or a related species due to color and build)

Mantodea (Order level, specific species cannot be determined definitively from the image, but could be Mantis religiosa ...

German Cockroach

German Cockroach

Blattella germanica

Fungus Gnat (likely a dark-winged fungus gnat)

Fungus Gnat (likely a dark-winged fungus gnat)

Likely a species within genera such as 'Bradysia' or 'Sciara' (Sciaridae) or 'Mycetophila' (Mycetophilidae), exact speci...

Non-biting Midge

Non-biting Midge

Chironomidae (family)

Bed Bug

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

American Cockroach (and possibly German Cockroach for the smaller one)

American Cockroach (and possibly German Cockroach for the smaller one)

Periplaneta americana (for the larger one), and possibly Blattella germanica (for the smaller, lighter one)

Glow-worm (likely a female Lampyris noctiluca, but could be another species of firefly/glow-worm)

Glow-worm (likely a female Lampyris noctiluca, but could be another species of firefly/glow-worm)

Lampyris noctiluca (among others in Lampyridae)

American Cockroach

American Cockroach

Periplaneta americana

Beetle (General Identification)

Beetle (General Identification)

Coleoptera (general order description, specific species cannot be determined from image)

Tobacco Hornworm (larva)

Tobacco Hornworm (larva)

Manduca sexta

Aphid

Aphid

Various species within the family Aphididae

Green Stink Bug

Green Stink Bug

Chinavia hilaris (formerly Acrosternum hilare)

Black Swallowtail Caterpillar

Black Swallowtail Caterpillar

Papilio polyxenes

Saw-toothed grain beetle

Saw-toothed grain beetle

Oryzaephilus surinamensis

Bee

Bee

There are over 20,000 known species of bees, with common genera including Apis (honey bees), Bombus (bumble bees), and X...

Fly

Fly

Too broad to specify without a clearer view; could be Musca domestica (house fly) or many other species within Diptera.

Yellowjacket

Yellowjacket

Vespula spp. or Dolichovespula spp. (common species include Vespula vulgaris, Vespula germanica, Dolichovespula maculata...

Mosquito

Mosquito

Various genera including Culex, Aedes, Anopheles

Katydid

Katydid

Tettigoniidae (a family, not a single species, as identifying the exact species from the image is difficult)

Ant or possibly wingless Wasp/Ant mimic

Ant or possibly wingless Wasp/Ant mimic

Indeterminable from the image; could be from Formicidae, Mutillidae, Ichneumonidae, or Braconidae. Specific scientific n...

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharina

Sawtoothed Grain Beetle

Sawtoothed Grain Beetle

Oryzaephilus surinamensis

Thrips

Thrips

There are over 7,400 described species of Thrips, so a single scientific name is not possible without specific identific...

Carpet Beetle

Carpet Beetle

Most commonly a species from the genus Anthrenus (e.g., Anthrenus verbasci - Varied Carpet Beetle) or Attagenus (e.g., A...

Cellar Spider, Daddy Long-legs Spider

Cellar Spider, Daddy Long-legs Spider

Pholcus phalangioides (most common species)

Carpet Beetle

Carpet Beetle

Dermestes lardarius (Larder Beetle) or Anthrenus scrophulariae (Common Carpet Beetle) are possibilities, though exact sp...

Tomato Hornworm

Tomato Hornworm

Manduca quinquemaculata

Land Snail

Land Snail

Various species (e.g., Cornu aspersum, Helix aspersa)

Eastern Tent Caterpillar

Eastern Tent Caterpillar

Malacosoma americanum

Hornet (likely European Hornet or related large wasp species)

Hornet (likely European Hornet or related large wasp species)

Vespa (European Hornet: Vespa crabro, or similar large Vespinae species)

Slug

Slug

Arion rufus (likely, given the common 'banana slug' appearance, but visual identification is not definitive for precise ...

Monarch Butterfly

Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Yellowjacket (likely common or eastern yellowjacket)

Yellowjacket (likely common or eastern yellowjacket)

Vespula spp. (e.g., Vespula vulgaris or Vespula maculifrons)

Carpet Beetle

Carpet Beetle

Dermestes lardarius (Larder beetle) or Anthrenus verbasci (Varied carpet beetle) or related species (based on the image,...

Mealybugs

Mealybugs

Various genera and species within Pseudococcidae (e.g., Planococcus spp., Pseudococcus spp.)

Yellow Tussock Moth Caterpillar (or possibly a related Tussock Moth species)

Yellow Tussock Moth Caterpillar (or possibly a related Tussock Moth species)

Lophocampa caryae (Hickory Tussock Moth) or a closely related Lophocampa species, given the yellow coloring and tufts.

Cicada

Cicada

Cicada (various genera within Cicadidae)

Palo Verde Beetle (larva)

Palo Verde Beetle (larva)

Derobrachus geminatus (larva)

German Cockroach

German Cockroach

Blattella germanica

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