Carpet beetle (likely varied carpet beetle)

Homes, museums, warehouses, and bird or rodent nests, especially in dark, undisturbed areas. Adults often occur near windows and flowers.

Larvae consume keratin-rich materials such as wool, fur, feathers, hair, dead insects, and natural-fiber textiles. Adults mainly feed on pollen and nectar and do not damage fabrics.

Larvae are slow-moving and hide in cracks, furniture, carpets, and stored textiles; their shed skins may be conspicuous. Adults emerge in spring or summer, mate, and lay eggs near suitable larval food.

Larvae can damage clothing, carpets, upholstery, taxidermy, and stored specimens; their hairs may irritate sensitive skin or airways. Adults are harmless and contribute modestly to pollination and decomposition.