Household Case-bearing Clothes Moth (Larva)

Typically found indoors in humid tropical or subtropical environments, often on walls, under furniture, or in closets.

Larvae feed on natural fibers such as wool and silk, as well as spider webs, dead insects, and human hair/dander.

The larva constructs a protective spindle-shaped silk case covered in dust and debris which it carries as it moves; it can retract into the case from either end.

Considered a household pest as they can damage clothing and upholstery made of natural fibers; they pose no direct physical risk or health threat to humans.