Bug Identifier

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Drain Fly (also known as Moth Fly, Sink Fly, or Sewer Gnat)

Drain Fly (also known as Moth Fly, Sink Fly, or Sewer Gnat)

Clogmia albipunctata (most common species) or Psychoda spp.

Not a bug (likely a skin flake, scab, or dried secretion)

Not a bug (likely a skin flake, scab, or dried secretion)

N/A

Silverfish (specifically a young nymph or scale)

Silverfish (specifically a young nymph or scale)

Lepisma saccharina

Silverfish

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Springtail

Springtail

Collembola (Class)

Not a Bug / Identification Failed

Not a Bug / Identification Failed

N/A

Unidentified Object on Fabric (Not an Insect)

Unidentified Object on Fabric (Not an Insect)

N/A

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Booklouse (or Psocid)

Order Psocoptera (Liposcelis spp. is common indoors)

Plaster Bagworm (larval case)

Plaster Bagworm (larval case)

Phereoeca uterella

German Cockroach

German Cockroach

Blattella germanica

Not a bug (likely skin flake, scab, or dried debris)

Not a bug (likely skin flake, scab, or dried debris)

N/A

Carpet Beetle (likely Varied Carpet Beetle)

Carpet Beetle (likely Varied Carpet Beetle)

Anthrenus verbasci

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Household Casebearer or Plaster Bagworm

Phereoeca uterella (or related species like Phereoeca allutella)

Drain Fly Larva (sometimes mistaken for a tiny millipede or moth larva)

Drain Fly Larva (sometimes mistaken for a tiny millipede or moth larva)

Psychodidae (Family) - specifically the larval stage

Bed Bug (Nymph)

Bed Bug (Nymph)

Cimex lectularius

Unknown / Unidentifiable Object

Unknown / Unidentifiable Object

N/A

Unidentifiable Object/Insect

Unidentifiable Object/Insect

N/A

Hard Tick (most likely a Dog Tick or Wood Tick)

Hard Tick (most likely a Dog Tick or Wood Tick)

Dermacentor or Ixodes species (e.g., Dermacentor variabilis)

Lacewing Larva (commonly called 'Junk Bug' or 'Aphid Lion')

Lacewing Larva (commonly called 'Junk Bug' or 'Aphid Lion')

Chrysopidae (Family)

Body Louse

Body Louse

Pediculus humanus humanus

Varied Carpet Beetle

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Earwax (Cerumen) on Tissue/Fiber

Earwax (Cerumen) on Tissue/Fiber

Not Applicable (Biological Substance)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Tapeworm Segment (Proglottid)

Dipylidium caninum (most common species found in pets/homes)

Sebaceous Filament / Skin Debris (Not an Insect)

Sebaceous Filament / Skin Debris (Not an Insect)

Keratin and Sebum plug

Carpet Beetle Larva

Carpet Beetle Larva

Anthrenus verbasci (typically, the Varied Carpet Beetle)

Carpet Beetle (likely Varied Carpet Beetle)

Carpet Beetle (likely Varied Carpet Beetle)

Anthrenus verbasci

Household Casebearer (often confused with Plaster Bagworm)

Household Casebearer (often confused with Plaster Bagworm)

Phereoeca uterella (or sometimes Phereoeca allutella depending on region)

Unidentifiable due to image quality

Unidentifiable due to image quality

N/A

Debris-Carrying Lacewing Larva (often called 'Trash Bug')

Debris-Carrying Lacewing Larva (often called 'Trash Bug')

Family Chrysopidae (larvae)

Unidentifiable Object/Insect (Likely Booklouse or Mite)

Unidentifiable Object/Insect (Likely Booklouse or Mite)

N/A (Image too blurry)

Wireworm (Click Beetle Larva)

Wireworm (Click Beetle Larva)

Elateridae family (Generic larval stage)

Firebrat

Firebrat

Thermobia domestica

Unknown / Unidentifiable Speck

Unknown / Unidentifiable Speck

N/A

Pharaoh Ant

Pharaoh Ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Bed Bug (Early stage nymph)

Bed Bug (Early stage nymph)

Cimex lectularius

Carpet Beetle (likely Varied Carpet Beetle or Black Carpet Beetle)

Carpet Beetle (likely Varied Carpet Beetle or Black Carpet Beetle)

Anthrenus verbasci (Varied) or Attagenus unicolor (Black)

Springtail

Springtail

Collembola

Masked Hunter Nymph (Camouflaged state)

Masked Hunter Nymph (Camouflaged state)

Reduvius personatus

Masked Hunter Nymph

Masked Hunter Nymph

Reduvius personatus

Pharaoh Ant (likely identification based on color and size)

Pharaoh Ant (likely identification based on color and size)

Monomorium pharaonis

Mealybug

Mealybug

Pseudococcidae (Family)

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