Behavior

Typically, adult carpet beetles are found outdoors during late spring through midsummer on flowers, feeding on pollen and nectar; adults are relatively short-lived. The destructive carpet beetle larvae remain larvae on an average of seven to 11 months, but have been known to stay in that state for up to 20 months. They will feed on natural animal by-products – wool, hair, horn, feathers, leather, silk and fur – resulting in irregular holes; they also feed on such plant materials as pressed flowers and plants, rye and wheat flour, and other packaged foodstuffs. 

Latin name: Anthrenus verbasci