No. #145 · Garden & Home

Eastern Subterranean Termite

Reticulitermes flavipes

Also called: termite

Bees, Wasps & Ants

Where to look

Regions

N. America

Habitats

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Peak is Apr.

Research-grade sightings worldwide, by month · Data: iNaturalist community observations

Incomplete metamorphosis

EggNymphAdult

Egg → nymph → adult. The young look like small, wingless adults and grow by molting.

Stage lengths vary by species and temperature, so we don’t print them.

Peeka gives a safety read on every identification. This species is not in our hand-checked list yet, so we do not print a level here.

Card #145 in the Garden & Home set. Catch it with the camera and it checks into your Bug Hotel.

All species pixel art is drawn by us and is not a photograph. · Updated 2026-09-15