Bug Identifier

Globular Springtail

Globular Springtail

Sminthurus spp. or Dicyrtoma spp. (Sminthuridae/Dicyrtomidae families)

Ant/Possible Carpenter Ant (Identification tentative due to low image quality)

Ant/Possible Carpenter Ant (Identification tentative due to low image quality)

Camponotus spp.

Engorged Tick (Nymph)

Engorged Tick (Nymph)

Order: Ixodida (Likely Family: Ixodidae)

Lace Bug Nymph

Lace Bug Nymph

Family Tingidae (immature stage)

Carpet Beetle Larva (Specifically, a piece of debris or frass resembling one, or a dried larval casing)

Carpet Beetle Larva (Specifically, a piece of debris or frass resembling one, or a dried larval casing)

Anthrenus verbasci (Varied Carpet Beetle)

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Phereoeca uterella (sometimes referred to as Phereoeca allutella)

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Not a bug (Debris/Lint/Skin Flake)

Not a bug (Debris/Lint/Skin Flake)

N/A

Skin Flake / Scab / Debris (Not an Insect)

Skin Flake / Scab / Debris (Not an Insect)

N/A (Biological Detritus)

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Phereoeca uterella

Flea

Flea

Ctenocephalides felis (most common) or Ctenocephalides canis

Not a Bug/Insect

Not a Bug/Insect

N/A

Not a bug/insect

Not a bug/insect

N/A

Clothing Fiber (often mistaken for a parasite)

Clothing Fiber (often mistaken for a parasite)

N/A (Inanimate object, usually synthetic or cotton fiber)

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Bird Louse (likely)

Bird Louse (likely)

Menacanthus stramineus (example species)

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Scabies Mite (or the skin condition Scabies)

Scabies Mite (or the skin condition Scabies)

Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis

Pubic Louse Nit (Egg) or Head Louse Nit

Pubic Louse Nit (Egg) or Head Louse Nit

Pthirus pubis (ovum) or Pediculus humanus capitis (ovum)

Flea Larva

Flea Larva

Ctenocephalides felis (most common)

Not an insect (Sebum plug, keratin plug, or skin fragment)

Not an insect (Sebum plug, keratin plug, or skin fragment)

N/A (Biological debris/Secretions)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust Bug)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Dust Bug)

Reduvius personatus

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Dipylidium caninum (most common species in pets)

Not a Bug (Likely Dried Skin Flake, Material Shard, or Food Crumbs)

Not a Bug (Likely Dried Skin Flake, Material Shard, or Food Crumbs)

N/A

Bed Bug (shed skin/exuvia)

Bed Bug (shed skin/exuvia)

Cimex lectularius

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp.

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (Common genus for household booklice)

Springtail

Springtail

Collembola (subclass)

Phereoeca uterella (often called the Plaster Bagworm or Household Casebearer)

Phereoeca uterella (often called the Plaster Bagworm or Household Casebearer)

Phereoeca uterella

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Cat Flea (or general Flea)

Cat Flea (or general Flea)

Ctenocephalides felis (most common household species)

Household Casebearer (often colloquially called a Plaster Bagworm or clothes moth larva)

Household Casebearer (often colloquially called a Plaster Bagworm or clothes moth larva)

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

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Dipylidium caninum (most common dog/cat tapeworm)

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Ghost ant

Ghost ant

Tapinoma melanocephalum

Ghost Ant

Ghost Ant

Tapinoma melanocephalum

Masked Hunter Nymph (Camouflage Bug)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Camouflage Bug)

Reduvius personatus

Tonsil Stone (Tonsillolith)

Tonsil Stone (Tonsillolith)

Tonsillolith

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Phereoeca uterella

Tonsil Stone (Tonsillolith)

Tonsil Stone (Tonsillolith)

Tonsillolith

Chigger (Harvest Mite Larva)

Chigger (Harvest Mite Larva)

Trombicula spp.

Plaster Bagworm (or Household Casebearer)

Plaster Bagworm (or Household Casebearer)

Phereoeca uterella

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