Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)

Homes, especially carpets, closets, upholstery, stored fabrics, and areas containing lint or pet hair. Adults often occur near windows and flowers.

Larvae consume keratin-rich materials such as wool, fur, feathers, dead insects, and natural-fiber fabrics; adults mainly feed on pollen and nectar.

Larvae are slow-moving, brown and hairy, and may hide in dark undisturbed areas; their shed skins often reveal an infestation. Adults emerge seasonally and are attracted to light.

Larvae can damage clothing, carpets, taxidermy, and museum specimens, while their hairs may irritate skin or airways. They also recycle dead organic matter, and adults pollinate flowers.