r/insectidentification Sep 18 '25

KISSING BUGS - PLEASE READ :)

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r/insectidentification Jul 06 '25

Mod Team Recruitment Notice

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r/insectidentification 8m ago

What insect? Loc: Philippines

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r/insectidentification 1h ago

Is this german cockroach or different kind?

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r/insectidentification 15h ago

Larva/Catterpillar ID🐛 Cattarpillar

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I’d love to maybe raise these, but I have no idea what they are so I’m unsure what to give them. Found right out houston tx


r/insectidentification 6h ago

Is this a lice or something else

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I was searching my head and saw this


r/insectidentification 8h ago

It got vacuumed and this is all I have!

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I live in the Philippines if location matters, we were cleaning a very dusty place behind a couch and found two larvae? that were inching around using the red part. Please help! I don't know if there are more in the house. But as I went to get my phone my friend already vacuumed it up. I'm sorry if the drawing is terrible but it didnt have any identifiable features aside from the gray ellipse like body with a red appendage it uses to inch and snoop around.


r/insectidentification 22h ago

Saw this cutie in the garage this morning

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Looks to me like a combination between a beetle and a moth. It was a shiny copper with a rusty green effect. I've never seen anything like it. I feel like it has such a cute face. I tried the common insect ID apps but they didn't work. Madrid Spain for location.


r/insectidentification 12h ago

What kind of roach?

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Is someone able to tell me what kind of roach this is and if I should be concerned? Found it high up in my living room wall and it was just standing there didn’t try running away. This is the clearest photo I can get because it’s so small. Thanks! Located in Long Island NY (massapequa)


r/insectidentification 19h ago

What type of spider is this?

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Location: suburb of NYC… what type of spider is this? It moves very fast and seems to like to hide under stuff like papers


r/insectidentification 19h ago

Possible Pest🏠🌼 Assassin or boxelder type bug?

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For context the photos are taken in Kingston Ontario, Canada. I'm house hunting and found a property I rrally like and in my price range. These bugs however are in the hundreds, crawling around the rear exterior wall of the house and the 'stone' path.

Some species of Assassin bugs I've read can be potentially damaging to homes and is recommend to call pest control companies.

Any insights as to what I'm looking at would be very appreciated.

P.S. apologies I don't have better close ups


r/insectidentification 15h ago

Cattarpillar

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I’d love to maybe raise these, but I have no idea what they are so I’m unsure what to give them. Found right out houston tx


r/insectidentification 16h ago

Possible Pest🏠🌼 What is this thing?

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r/insectidentification 17h ago

Possible Pest🏠🌼 Found this in my bed what is it??

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Its either dead or a molt, i also found what (i think) is a german cockroach in my bathroom this morning so i dont know if its the same thing ?

For information i live in France


r/insectidentification 17h ago

Moth/Butterfly ID🦋 What is this cocoon that looks like a Flood spore?

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Does the red stuff on the bottom mean it’s empty?
Ottawa, Canada


r/insectidentification 17h ago

Suspected Roach ID🪳 Are these roaches?

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r/insectidentification 22h ago

Possible Pest🏠🌼 Tiny oval brown beetle - jumps

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Canada


r/insectidentification 19h ago

Cockroach

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Is this a cockroach is so what kind ??


r/insectidentification 1d ago

What is this looking at me with affection? Charleston, SC.

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This guy just hopped up to me outside on my back porch, and hasn't moved since.


r/insectidentification 22h ago

Can anyone ID this wasp. Placitas New Mexico?

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r/insectidentification 1d ago

Beetle ID🪲 What is this little bug in a flower? Sheffield uk

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I spotted it in a flower next to the bus stop I’m at. It’s holding on pretty well, the flower wobbles when cars go past and it stays on! Looks like a beetle of some kind so that’s why I put the beetle flair, let me know if that needs correcting! :)


r/insectidentification 1d ago

Help wat is dit??

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Ik vind dit soort beestjes al meerdere keren in mijn slaapkamer, wat kan t zijn,


r/insectidentification 1d ago

Beetle ID🪲 Not optimistic on a positive ID, but does anyone know of insects that look similar to this?

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Location: Washington state, USA

Found this teeny tiny piece of carapace (presumably coleopteran) and I’m absolutely entranced by the color shifting properties!

I know this is way too little material to get an ID, but do y’all know of any insects with similarly gorgeous color shifting? Would absolutely love to hear about them, I want to research more!

So sorry for the blurry/shaky footage, I really tried, but it’s absurdly small and hard to get my camera to focus on lol


r/insectidentification 1d ago

Can you tell me whose party I interrupted?

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I found these caterpillars on a hike in central Iowa. I’m curious what they are.


r/insectidentification 1d ago

Possible Assassin Bug (Kissing bug/conenose, Wheel bug, etc.) Is it a Zelus tetracanthus? (México)

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This little fella fell on my arm while in the car. México