Varied carpet beetle (likely larval cast/fragment)

Indoors in carpets, closets, upholstery, stored textiles, and wall voids; adults often occur near flowers and windows.

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

Larvae are slow-moving, hairy, and hide in dark undisturbed areas; they periodically shed bristly skins before pupating. Adults are small, oval, and mottled brown, white, and yellow.

Larvae can damage natural-fiber clothing, carpets, and museum specimens; their shed hairs may irritate skin or airways in sensitive people. They recycle dead organic material outdoors, while adults pollinate flowers.