Ghost Ant

Tapinoma melanocephalum

Antlion Larva (Doodlebug)

Myrmeleontidae (Family)

German Cockroach (Nymph)

Blattella germanica

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Not an insect

N/A

Carpet Beetle Larva (possibly in early stage or shedding)

Anthrenus verbasci (most common species, Varied Carpet Beetle)

Book louse (sometimes called Flour/Grain Mite in certain contexts, though technically a psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (e.g., Liposcelis bostrychophila)

Not a bug/insect (Debris or Mold)

N/A (Likely Hyphae or Lint)

Non-Insect Debris (Likely Earwax or Dried Secretion)

N/A

Webbing Clothes Moth Larva

Tineola business

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Horsehair Worm (also known as Gordian Worm)

Nematomorpha (Phylum)

Yellowjacket

Vespula spp.

Fly Larva (Maggot)

Brachycera (Suborder)

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Bark or Lichen (Not an insect)

N/A

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Phereoeca uterella (or species in the genus Phereoeca, such as P. allutella)

Plaster Bagworm (or Household Casebearer)

Phereoeca uterella

Skin Flake or Scab (Not an Insect)

Epidermis (Human Skin)

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci

Unidentifiable Debris / Squashed Insect Remnant

N/A

Clover Mite

Bryobia praetiosa

Unable to identify

N/A

Household Casebearer (also known as the Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella

Southern Flannel Moth Caterpillar (Puss Caterpillar)

Megalopyge opercularis

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Bed bug

Cimex lectularius

Bed bug

Cimex lectularius

Subterranean Termite (Shelter Tube)

Reticulitermes spp.

Scabies Mite

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (Commonly Liposcelis bostrychophila)

Household Casebearer (often specifically the Plaster Bagworm or similar Case-bearing Cloths Moth larva)

Phereoeca uterella (Plaster Bagworm) or Tinea pellionella (Case-bearing Clothes Moth)

Unable to identify

N/A

Not an insect

N/A

Plume Moth

Pterophoridae (Family)

Household Casebearer (often referred to as Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella (or sometimes Phereoeca allutella)

Not identifiable

Not identifiable

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (common household genus)

Not a Bug (likely skin flake, sebum, or debris)

N/A

Demodex Mite (Face Mite)

Demodex folliculorum or Demodex brevis

Bed Bug (Nymph or Cast Skin)

Cimex lectularius

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Dipylidium caninum (most common species in pets)