Any idea what is this insect? It's got red eyes and stripped black and yellow. It's length is similar to a pencil width (even maybe a bit smaller?), so, it's tiny. It has many tiny legs. I thought it was hairless at first, but it seems it has a small tuft of hair sticking out of its behind. It was in a pile of relatively clean clothes that was lying around for a couple of months. This was around France. Thanks:)
Tiny black and yellow stripped insect?
insectcurious
Aug 02, 2020
It's a larva of a beetle in the family Dermestidae, possibly in the genus Attagenus that includes black carpet beetles and allies p see https://fineartamerica.com/featured/larva-of-black-carpet-beetle-ted-kinsman.html for an image. These will feed on and damage fabrics containing wool or silk as well as other organic materials including feathers and leather.
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