Bug tag
Aquatic Insect
Common Green Darner
Anax junius
Mosquito
Culicidae (family level)
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
Dragonfly
Anisoptera
Amphipod (Scud)
Various species within the Order Amphipoda (e.g., Gammarus spp.)
Mayfly
Various species within the order Ephemeroptera
Dragonfly Nymph
Varies by species (Order Odonata, Suborder Anisoptera)
Unidentifiable Insect
Unidentifiable (Due to insufficient image quality)
Dragonfly (likely a Skimmer, but species-specific identification is difficult from the image)
Varies by species within the suborder Anisoptera, e.g., Libellula (a common genus of skimmers)
Caddisfly larva (case-making)
Varied (order Trichoptera)
Non-biting Midge (likely a male with visible plume-like antennae fragments)
Chironomidae (family encompassing many genera and species)
Dragonfly
Not identifiable to a single species from the image. It appears to be a species within the order Odonata, likely belongi...
Stonefly (Adult)
Plecoptera (Order level)
Dragonfly (specifically, likely a Skimmer Dragonfly due to the wing coloration/pattern)
As a specific species cannot be definitively identified from the image, a general example from the likely family is 'Lib...
Mayfly
There are over 3,000 species of mayflies worldwide. A specific scientific name cannot be given without detailed morpholo...
Caddisfly
Trichoptera (order)
Hydrophilidae (Water Scavenger Beetle)
Hydrophilidae (various genera and species)
Bloodworm
Chironomus plumosus (a common species, though many Chironomidae larvae are called bloodworms)
Caddisfly
Trichoptera (Order)
Mosquito
Various genera, including 'Anopheles', 'Aedes', and 'Culex'
No insect found
Not applicable
Caddisfly (Larval Case)
Varies by species (e.g., Limnephilus, Leptocerus, Brachycentrus - identification to species level is often difficult fro...
Horsehair Worm
Gordius robustus (and other Chordodidae/Gordiidae species)
Horsehair worm
Gordius robustus (and other species in the phylum Nematomorpha)
Horsehair worm
Nematomorpha (various species)
Diving Bell Spider, Water Spider
Argyroneta aquatica
Unknown (likely a bite mark or skin irritation, not an insect)
N/A
Whirligig Beetle
Gyrinus spp.
Water Scorpion
Nepa cinerea (or similar Nepidae species)
Horsehair worm
Gordius robustus (and related species)
Horsehair Worm
Nematomorpha (various genera and species, e.g., Gordius)
Dragonfly (specifically the wing tip/pterostigma)
Anisoptera (Suborder)
Fishing Spider
Dolomedes tenebrosus
Ghost Midge (non-biting midge larvae)
Chaoborus spp.
Horsehair worm
Nematomorpha (various species)
Hairworm
Various genera within Nematomorpha, such as Gordius, Paragordius, Spinochordodes
Horsehair worm
Gordius robustus (and other species in the phylum Gordiacea)
Common Whitetail Dragonfly
Plathemis lydia
Horsehair worm
Gordius robustus (and related species)
Crane Fly
Tipulidae
Deer Fly
Chrysops spp.
Undetermined Blue Insect/Micro-organism
Inconclusive due to image quality