Carpet beetle (adult)

Homes, especially near windows, carpets, closets, and stored natural-fiber items; also found outdoors on flowers.

Adults often feed on pollen; larvae consume animal-derived materials such as wool, fur, feathers, lint, and dead insects.

Adults may wander indoors or gather at windows. Larvae are hairy and can damage stored fabrics; adults do not bite.

Larvae can damage clothing and furnishings, and their hairs may irritate skin. Adults are harmless and contribute to pollination outdoors.