Carpet beetle larva

Indoors, especially closets, carpets, upholstered furniture, and stored natural-fiber items.

Larvae feed on wool, fur, feathers, lint, dead insects, and other animal-based materials; adults usually feed on pollen outdoors.

The banded, bristly larva molts and may leave shed skins near feeding sites. It develops in dark, undisturbed areas; the photo alone does not support a precise species identification.

Larvae can damage textiles and stored materials. Their hairs may irritate skin in some people; they do not bite or transmit disease.