Bug Identifier

What bug is this?

Match the photo to the insect in front of you. Mosquitoes, ticks, chiggers, and biting flies are the ones that show up most often on trails and in yards. If you only have the bite, use the bite view in the same tool.

Identify this bug from the bite

A bug bite identifier is a guess, not a lab test. Look at where the bite is, whether it is one mark or a cluster, and how fast it started to itch. Then open the matching page:

• Chigger bite relief
• Baking soda for mosquito bites
• Hydrocortisone cream for mosquito bites

What bit me?

What bit me and what insect bit me are the same question with less of the bug left behind. A single itchy welt that shows up fast is often a mosquito. A line or cluster of small itchy spots after grass or brush is often chiggers. A firm mark that stays for days needs a closer look for a tick.

Bug bite identification

This page is a bug identifier for the bite and the insect. It does not replace a clinician if you have a spreading rash, trouble breathing, or a tick you cannot remove. For a local read on what is active this week, open the bug bite forecast.