Bug Identifier

Head Louse

Head Louse

Pediculus humanus capitis

Not a bug (Insect Bite/Sting)

Not a bug (Insect Bite/Sting)

N/A

None (Medical Image containing no insect)

None (Medical Image containing no insect)

N/A

Unknown - Smear Only

Unknown - Smear Only

N/A

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Liposcelis spp. (Commonly Liposcelis bostrychophila)

Body Louse (or Head Louse) - severely desiccated/damage specimen

Body Louse (or Head Louse) - severely desiccated/damage specimen

Pediculus humanus humanus (or Pediculus humanus capitis)

Lacewing Larva (specifically a "Trash Carrier")

Lacewing Larva (specifically a "Trash Carrier")

Chrysopidae (Family)

Not a Bug / Debris / Skin Fragment

Not a Bug / Debris / Skin Fragment

N/A

Not a Bug (Likely Skin Flakes, Lint, or Debris)

Not a Bug (Likely Skin Flakes, Lint, or Debris)

N/A (Inorganic or Non-living Organic Matter)

Pubic Louse (Crab Louse) - Tentative identification due to image quality

Pubic Louse (Crab Louse) - Tentative identification due to image quality

Pthirus pubis

Pherecydes Plaster Bagworm (or Household Casebearer)

Pherecydes Plaster Bagworm (or Household Casebearer)

Phereocardia striata

Morgellons Fiber / Delusional Parasitosis Artifact (likely textile fiber or lint, not an insect)

Morgellons Fiber / Delusional Parasitosis Artifact (likely textile fiber or lint, not an insect)

N/A (This is typically an inanimate object like synthetic fiber, skin debris, or lint frequently mistaken for a parasite...

Horsehair Worm (also known as Gordian Worm)

Horsehair Worm (also known as Gordian Worm)

Gordius sp. (part of the Phylum Nematomorpha)

Masked Hunter Nymph (often mistaken for lint or dust)

Masked Hunter Nymph (often mistaken for lint or dust)

Reduvius personatus

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

German Cockroach

German Cockroach

Blattella germanica

Carpet Beetle

Carpet Beetle

Family Dermestidae

German Cockroach

German Cockroach

Blattella germanica

Ant

Ant

Formicidae

Junk Bug (Green Lacewing Larva)

Junk Bug (Green Lacewing Larva)

Chrysopidae (larva)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Camouflaged)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Camouflaged)

Reduvius personatus (Nymph stage)

Cellar Spider (often called Daddy Longlegs)

Cellar Spider (often called Daddy Longlegs)

Pholcidae (Family)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Camouflaged state)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Camouflaged state)

Reduvius personatus

Carpet Beetle Larva (Probable ID due to blur)

Carpet Beetle Larva (Probable ID due to blur)

Anthrenus verbasci (Varied Carpet Beetle)

Spider Beetle

Spider Beetle

Mezium americanum (likely species based on appearance)

German Cockroach (Nymph)

German Cockroach (Nymph)

Blattella germanica

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (Variegated Carpet Beetle) or similar Anthrenus species

Golden Tortoise Beetle Larva (fecal shield)

Golden Tortoise Beetle Larva (fecal shield)

Charidotella sexpunctata

Not a recognizable insect (Likely skin debris, scab, or fiber)

Not a recognizable insect (Likely skin debris, scab, or fiber)

N/A (Artifact)

Louse (specifically resembling a Body Louse or Head Louse)

Louse (specifically resembling a Body Louse or Head Louse)

Pediculus humanus

Not a bug/insect (Likely lint, fiber, or debris)

Not a bug/insect (Likely lint, fiber, or debris)

N/A

Flea Larva

Flea Larva

Ctenocephalides felis (most commonly)

New World Screwworm (Larva)

New World Screwworm (Larva)

Cochliomyia hominivorax

Pinworm (Threadworm)

Pinworm (Threadworm)

Enterobius vermicularis

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (larva)

Case-bearing Clothes Moth (larva)

Tinea pellionella

German Cockroach (Nymph)

German Cockroach (Nymph)

Blattella germanica

German Cockroach (Nymph)

German Cockroach (Nymph)

Blattella germanica

Dandruff / Seborrheic Dermatitis Flakes (Not an insect)

Dandruff / Seborrheic Dermatitis Flakes (Not an insect)

Pityriasis capitis

Rat-tailed Maggot

Rat-tailed Maggot

Eristalis tenax (larval stage)

Springtail

Springtail

Collembola (subclass)

There is insufficient evidence to identify a specific insect.

There is insufficient evidence to identify a specific insect.

N/A

Earthworm (Desiccated/Dried Specimen)

Earthworm (Desiccated/Dried Specimen)

Lumbricus terrestris (likely candidate for common earthworm)

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