Case-bearing Clothes Moth Larva

Indoors in dark locations such as closets, drawers, and storage boxes; often found on wool carpets, clothing, or natural fiber upholstery.

Feeds on keratin-rich animal fibers such as wool, fur, silk, feathers, felt, and sometimes hair or dust.

The larva spins a protective, portable silken case incorporating fibers from the material it feeds on, providing camouflage (making it look like a piece of lint/fuzz). It carries this case as it travels.

Pest species that causes damage to textiles, expensive clothing, and rugs by eating holes in them; poses no direct physical threat to humans or pets.