Lagria hirta

Lagria hirta is a species of beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

This species is present in Europe, in North Africa (Algeria, Morocco), in Russia (Western and Eastern Siberia), in Israel, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Paraguay, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

These beetles have a soft and elongated body and a head and thorax brown or shiny black.

L. hirta's antennae, underside of body and legs are black.

After having overwintered, larvae pupate in early summer of the next year and a new generation of beetles will then develop.

Lagria hirta , female