Case-bearing clothes moth larva (probable)

Indoors, especially closets, carpets, upholstery, stored textiles, and dusty undisturbed areas. Larvae hide inside portable silk-and-fiber cases.

Larvae consume keratin-containing materials, including wool, fur, feathers, hair, and lint. Adults generally do not feed.

The larva carries a camouflaged case made from silk and fabric fibers, emerging to feed and retreating when disturbed. Pupation occurs within or near the case; adults are small, pale, and weak fliers.

Larvae can damage natural-fiber clothing, rugs, and upholstery but do not bite people or transmit disease. They contribute modestly to decomposition of animal-derived fibers.