Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)

Indoors in carpets, upholstery, closets, lint, and stored natural-fiber materials; adults often occur near windows and flowers.

Larvae consume keratin-rich materials such as wool, fur, feathers, hair, dead insects, and lint. Adults feed mainly on pollen and nectar.

Larvae are slow-moving, hairy, and avoid light; they molt repeatedly and may leave shed skins. Adults are small, oval, and commonly fly toward windows; infestations develop slowly in undisturbed areas.

Larvae can damage clothing, carpets, upholstery, and museum specimens, while their hairs may irritate skin or airways. Adults pollinate flowers, and larvae help decompose animal-derived organic matter.