That's exactly what carpet beetles like to do, and after finding one on my pillow, I immediately turned to pest control ...

It is the immature larvae forms that cause the damage, rather than the adult beetles. There are three native species in Britain of the Anthrenus genus, of which the varied carpet beetle, Anthrenus ...

Carpet beetles are typically easy to identify; they resemble ladybirds but usually sport a yellow and brown striped shell.