Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva

Typically found indoors in closets, carpets, and areas where natural fabric, wool, fur, or felt items are stored. They prefer dark, undisturbed corners.

They feed on keratin-rich animal fibers such as wool, fur, silk, feathers, felt, and human hair or lint found in dust.

The larva constructs a silken case around its body which it carries with it as it moves (resembling a pumpkin seed or a piece of lint). It travels specifically to feed and will attach itself to a surface when ready to pupate.

Risks: Significant household pest that causes damage to clothing, rugs, upholstery, and taxidermy by eating holes in fabrics. Benefits: In nature, they help break down animal remains, though this benefit is negligible in a domestic setting.