Spotted an insect and don't know its name or details? Take or upload a photo and discover all the facts!

Looking for a professional app to identify insects, butterflies, and spiders?

With Insect Identification, anyone can identify insects like a pro. Simply snap a picture, and our app will reveal the exact species taxonomy using advanced machine learning. Our algorithm is trained exclusively with data from trusted experts to ensure you get the most accurate results.

- Detailed insect taxonomy

The Picture Insect Bug Identifier provides comprehensive information about insects. Learn about their anatomy, appearance, evolution, similar-looking species, key characteristics, and more.

- Get answers to your pressing questions

In collaboration with entomology experts, the Picture Insect Bug Identifier app answers common bug-related mysteries. What does a Blue Morpho butterfly eat? What is an insect's lifespan? What are a spider's natural predators? Is this insect harmful to people? You ask, and our experts provide the answers.

KEY FEATURES:

– Instantly identify bugs, butterflies, and countless other insects from a photo or your camera.

– Dive deeper by exploring identified insects on Wikipedia.

– Identify species anytime, anywhere.

Currently supported insect and butterfly groups include:

* Butterflies (77 species)

Including:

American Painted Lady

Anthocharis cardamines

Battus philenor

Chequered Skipper

Coenonympha tullia

Colias croceus

Colias eurytheme

Dingy Skipper

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Epargyreus clarus

Essex Skipper

Fiery Skipper

Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Great Spangled Fritillary

Green Hairstreak

Gulf Fritillary

Heliconius charithonia

Heliconius melpomene

Junonia coenia

Leptidea sinapis

Lycaena phlaeas

Meadow Brown

Monarch Butterfly

Morpho menelaus

Nymphalis antiopa

Papilio cresphontes

Papilio machaon

Papilio polyxenes

Papilio rutulus

Pieris brassicae

Pieris rapae

Polygonia c-album

Small Tortoiseshell

Speckled Wood Butterfly

Vanessa atalanta

Vanessa cardui

Viceroy Butterfly

Chequered Skipper Butterfly

Common Blue Butterfly

Eastern Tailed-Blue Butterfly

Holly Blue Butterfly

Large Blue Butterfly

Ringlet Butterfly

Insect Species Identification also covers:

Ants (family Formicidae)

Driver Ants (subfamily Dorylinae)

Fire Ants (genus Solenopsis)

Harvester Ant (multiple genera)

Honey Ants (multiple genera)

Leafcutter Ants (tribe Attini)

Sahara Desert Ant (genus Cataglyphis)

Bees (superfamily Apoidea)

Family Apidae

Bumblebees (tribe Bombini)

Euglossine Bees (tribe Euglossini)

Honeybees (tribe Apini)

Carpenter Bees (subfamily Xylocopinae)

Leaf-cutter Bees (family Megachilidae)

Mining Bees (family Andrenidae)

Wasps (several superfamilies)

Gall Wasps (family Cynipidae)

Ichneumons (family Ichneumonidae)

Paper Wasps (genus Polistes)

Sand Wasps (tribe Bembicini)

Spider Wasps (family Pompilidae)

Thread-waisted Wasp (family Sphecidae)

Cicada-Killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)

Yellow Jackets (genera Dolichovespula or Vespula)

Suborder Symphyta

Horntails (family Siricidae)

Sawflies (superfamily Tenthredinoidea)

Wood Wasps (families Xiphydriidae, Orussidae, and Anaxyelidae)

Deathwatch Beetles (family Anobiidae)

Dermestid Beetles (family Dermestidae)

Feather-winged Beetles (family Ptiliidae)

Fireflies (family Lampyridae)

Flat Bark Beetles (family Cucujidae)

Flat Grain Beetles (family Silvanidae)

Fruitworm Beetles (family Byfuridae)

Fungus Weevils (family Anthribidae)

Ground Beetles (family Carabidae)

Tiger Beetles (subfamily Cicindelinae)

Caddisflies (Order Trichoptera)

Cockroaches (Order Blattodea)

Ladybugs (family Coccinellidae)

Dragonflies and Damselflies (Order Odonata)

Damselflies (suborder Zygoptera)

Dragonflies (suborder Anisoptera)

Earwigs (Order Dermaptera)

Fleas (Order Siphonaptera)

Flies (Order Diptera)

Anthomyiid Flies (family Anthomyiidae)

Balloon Flies (family Acroceridae)

Bat Flies (families Nycteribiidae and Streblidae)

Biting Midges (family Chironomidae)

What's New in the Latest Version 3.0

Last updated on Oct 20, 2024

Minor bug fixes and performance improvements.