Carpet Beetle (likely Varied Carpet Beetle or similar dermestid)

Found indoors in carpets, closets, pantries, and near natural fibers like wool and silk; outdoors found on flowers feeding on pollen.

Larvae feed on natural animal fibers (wool, fur, silk, leather), dead insects, and dry food products; adults feed on flower pollen and nectar.

Adults are attracted to light and often found on windowsills; larvae prefer dark, undisturbed areas. They undergo complete metamorphosis.

Larvae can cause significant damage to clothing, carpets, and stored goods; the tiny hairs of larvae can cause allergic dermatitis (carpet beetle dermatitis) in some people, but they do not bite or spread disease.