Carpet beetle (likely varied carpet beetle)

Homes, especially carpets, upholstered furniture, closets, and areas containing lint or natural fibers. Adults may occur outdoors on flowers.

Larvae feed on wool, fur, feathers, silk, dried insects, and other keratin-rich materials. Adults mainly consume pollen and nectar and do not damage fabrics.

Larvae are concealed, slow-moving, and covered with bristles; they may shed distinctive larval skins. Adults are small, oval, and often mottled, emerging indoors in spring or summer.

Larvae can damage clothing, carpets, taxidermy, and stored natural-fiber materials; their hairs may irritate sensitive skin. They are otherwise harmless to people, and adults contribute modestly to pollination.