What bug is this?
Look up 85 common insects and spiders: how to identify them, whether they bite or sting, and what to do about them.
Beetles11Butterflies & Moths15Bees, Wasps & Ants14Spiders11True Bugs8Flies & Mosquitoes4Grasshoppers & Crickets4Cockroaches & Termites3Mantises2Dragonflies & Damselflies1Ticks3Scorpions1Other Creepy Crawlies8
Popular species
German cockroachBlattella germanica
Allergen carrier
Allergen carrier
American cockroachPeriplaneta americana
Allergen carrier
Allergen carrier
Bed bugCimex lectularius
Bites cause itching
Bites cause itching
House flyMusca domestica
Disease vector
Disease vector
Common fruit flyDrosophila melanogaster
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
SilverfishLepisma saccharinum
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
House centipedeScutigera coleoptrata
Mild bite
Mild bite
Brown marmorated stink bugHalyomorpha halys
Non-venomous nuisance
Non-venomous nuisance
Boxelder bugBoisea trivittata
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Western conifer seed bugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Smelly secretion
Smelly secretion
Asian lady beetleHarmonia axyridis
Mild irritant
Mild irritant
Eastern black carpenter antCamponotus pennsylvanicus
Bites and formic acid
Bites and formic acid
Red imported fire antSolenopsis invicta
Painful sting
Painful sting
Eastern subterranean termiteReticulitermes flavipes
Harmless to people
Harmless to people
Varied carpet beetleAnthrenus verbasci
Irritant hairs
Irritant hairs
Common clothes mothTineola bisselliella
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Indian meal mothPlodia interpunctella
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Drugstore beetleStegobium paniceum
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Cat fleaCtenocephalides felis
Bites, disease vector
Bites, disease vector
Deer tickIxodes scapularis
Disease vector
Disease vector
American dog tickDermacentor variabilis
Disease vector
Disease vector
Lone star tickAmblyomma americanum
Disease vector
Disease vector
Asian tiger mosquitoAedes albopictus
Disease vector
Disease vector
European earwigForficula auricularia
Non-toxic pinch
Non-toxic pinch
House cricketAcheta domesticus
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Greenhouse camel cricketDiestrammena asynamora
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Common pill bugArmadillidium vulgare
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
American giant millipedeNarceus americanus
Irritating secretion
Irritating secretion
Eastern bloodsucking conenoseTriatoma sanguisuga
Potential disease vector
Potential disease vector
Wheel bugArilus cristatus
Painful bite
Painful bite
Western honey beeApis mellifera
Stinging insect
Stinging insect
Common eastern bumble beeBombus impatiens
Can sting
Can sting
Buff-tailed bumblebeeBombus terrestris
Can sting
Can sting
Eastern carpenter beeXylocopa virginica
Can sting
Can sting
Common waspVespula vulgaris
Painful sting
Painful sting
Eastern yellowjacketVespula maculifrons
Stinging wasp
Stinging wasp
European hornetVespa crabro
Painful sting
Painful sting
Northern giant hornetVespa mandarinia
Dangerous sting
Dangerous sting
Bald-faced hornetDolichovespula maculata
Painful sting
Painful sting
Eastern cicada killerSphecius speciosus
Painful sting
Painful sting
Red velvet antDasymutilla occidentalis
Painful sting
Painful sting
European paper waspPolistes dominula
Painful sting
Painful sting
Southern black widowLatrodectus mactans
Venomous bite
Venomous bite
Brown recluseLoxosceles reclusa
Venomous bite
Venomous bite
Carolina wolf spiderHogna carolinensis
Painful bite
Painful bite
Yellow garden spiderArgiope aurantia
Mild venom
Mild venom
Common house spiderParasteatoda tepidariorum
Mild bite
Mild bite
Bold jumping spiderPhidippus audax
Mild bite
Mild bite
Hobo spiderEratigena agrestis
Mild bite
Mild bite
Noble false widowSteatoda nobilis
Mildly venomous
Mildly venomous
Giant house spiderEratigena atrica
Mild bite
Mild bite
Long-bodied cellar spiderPholcus phalangioides
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
European garden spiderAraneus diadematus
Mild bite
Mild bite
Arizona bark scorpionCentruroides sculpturatus
Venomous sting
Venomous sting
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippus
Harmless to touch
Harmless to touch
Painted ladyVanessa cardui
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Cabbage whitePieris rapae
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Eastern tiger swallowtailPapilio glaucus
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Speckled woodPararge aegeria
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
European peacockAglais io
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Luna mothActias luna
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Rosy maple mothDryocampa rubicunda
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Tomato hornwormManduca quinquemaculata
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Isabella tiger mothPyrrharctia isabella
Irritating hairs
Irritating hairs
Southern flannel mothMegalopyge opercularis
Painful sting
Painful sting
Saddleback caterpillar mothAcharia stimulea
Stinging caterpillar
Stinging caterpillar
Cecropia mothHyalophora cecropia
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Seven-spot ladybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Convergent lady beetleHippodamia convergens
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Japanese beetlePopillia japonica
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
European stag beetleLucanus cervus
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Eastern Hercules beetleDynastes tityus
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Common eastern fireflyPhotinus pyralis
Harmless to people
Harmless to people
Green June beetleCotinis nitida
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Spotted lanternflyLycorma delicatula
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Pharaoh cicadaMagicicada septendecim
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
European mantisMantis religiosa
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Chinese mantisTenodera sinensis
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Common green lacewingChrysoperla carnea
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Common green darnerAnax junius
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Eastern dobsonflyCorydalus cornutus
Pinch possible
Pinch possible
European crane flyTipula paludosa
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Differential grasshopperMelanoplus differentialis
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Eastern lubber grasshopperRomalea microptera
Irritating secretion
Irritating secretion
Six-spotted tiger beetleCicindela sexguttata
Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Commonly confused
- German cockroach vs American cockroach
- House centipede vs Giant house spider
- Brown marmorated stink bug vs Western conifer seed bug
- Asian lady beetle vs Seven-spot ladybird
- Asian lady beetle vs Convergent lady beetle
- Deer tick vs Lone star tick
- Deer tick vs American dog tick
- American dog tick vs Lone star tick