Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)

Dry indoor areas such as carpets, closets, upholstery, and stored fabrics; also nests and flowers outdoors.

Larvae eat keratin-rich materials, including wool, fur, feathers, hair, and dead insects. Adults feed mainly on pollen and nectar.

The hairy larva molts several times and may leave shed skins or small fecal pellets. It often hides in dark, undisturbed areas and can damage stored textiles.

Larvae can cause holes and shedding damage in natural-fiber fabrics and may provoke skin irritation from their hairs. They help decompose animal remains outdoors; adults do not bite or transmit disease.