Carpet beetle larva (likely varied carpet beetle)

Indoors in carpets, upholstery, closets, baseboards, and stored natural-fiber materials; adults often occur near windows and flowers.

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

Larvae are slow-moving, brownish and bristly, often hiding in dark undisturbed areas; they molt repeatedly and may leave shed skins. Adults emerge seasonally and reproduce indoors or outdoors.

Larvae can damage clothing, carpets, taxidermy, and other animal-derived materials; their hairs may trigger skin or respiratory irritation. They recycle dead organic matter, while adults pollinate flowers.