What species does this insect belong to?

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A user discovered an insect larva in their home in Spain during fall and sought identification and care advice. Participants in the discussion suggested it might be moth larvae or the larva of a carpet beetle, noting its size (4-5 mm long, 1.5 mm wide), terrestrial nature, and six legs. They recommended placing the larva outside on vegetation, as determining its diet could be challenging. Resources were shared for further identification, and it was noted that carpet beetle larvae feed on natural fabrics. The user decided to keep the larva indoors on a windowsill for the winter, learning that adults feed on flowering plants. The community expressed gratitude for the identification support.
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I just found this insect and I don't know what is it. It seems to be the larva of a fly or maybe a little butterfly. I live in Spain so it is fall. What should I do with it?

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Barreraabc said:
I just found this insect and I don't know what is it. It seems to be the larva of a fly or maybe a little butterfly. I live in Spain so it is fall. What should I do with it?

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This may be some kind of moth larvae.By the way,what is the substance around it?
 
It might be the larva of a carpet beetle.
 
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Looks somewhat like a pillbug (an isopod, not an insect) to me, but can't really tell from the picture.

Need more information:
Where did you find it?
Size?
Is it aquatic or terrestrial (can't tell from picture)?
Does it have legs? How many? Insects have 6 legs when mature.
Is it flat or round in cross section?
 
Young physicist said:
This may be some kind of moth larvae.By the way,what is the substance around it?
It's in a cristal plate. I took the picture with the smartphone's camera through a x21 microscope
 
BillTre said:
Looks somewhat like a pillbug (an isopod, not an insect) to me, but can't really tell from the picture.

Need more information:
Where did you find it?
Size?
Is it aquatic or terrestrial (can't tell from picture)?
Does it have legs? How many? Insects have 6 legs when mature.
Is it flat or round in cross section?
I found it in the wall of my room (I live in a flat near a river)
It's about 4-5 mm long and 1'5 mm wide.
It seems to be terrestrial.
It has 6 legs in the upper half and it's yellowish white below.
The shape is like a flattened cylinder.

I don't want to leave it on the street how I fed it? :cry:
 
Barreraabc said:
It has 6 legs in the upper half
Could be an insect larvae.

Barreraabc said:
I don't want to leave it on the street how I fed it? :cry:
You would have to know what it eats to feed it.
Figuring that out might be pretty difficult. Larvae and adults often eat different things.
It would probably do best if you put it outside, on some vegetation.
Then it might find its food on its own. It what animals do.
 

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256bits said:
Certainly looks like it.

Insect identification PDF
http://robdunnlab.com/wp-content/uploads/Final_AOHGuide.pdf
See Pg 4 and then Pg 16View attachment 233776
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varied_carpet_beetle

Some more info
https://www.orkincanada.ca/pests/beetles/carpet-beetles/Some carpet!
Any natural fabric.
Thank you very much!
I also read that they live much more longer in low temperatures so I'm moving it to the window's ledge, waiting for the spring. "Adults feed on the pollen and nectar of flowering plants" according wikipedia.
Thanks to this discovery now I will know what to do if see more of them in my home :rolleyes:
 
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Barreraabc said:
Thank you very much!
I also read that they live much more longer in low temperatures so I'm moving it to the window's ledge, waiting for the spring. "Adults feed on the pollen and nectar of flowering plants" according wikipedia.
Thanks to this discovery now I will know what to do if see more of them in my home :rolleyes:
Well, the thanks should go to @Lord Jestocost for coming up with the ID suggestion.
 
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