Lagria hirta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lagria hirta is a species of beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. The species name hirta comes from the Latin hirtus meaning rough hair or rough wool, referring to the coarse, fuzzy appearance of the beetle. 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.
L. hirta prefers areas with sandy soils. It can be found in open woods, deciduous forests, forest clearings, forest edges, grasslands, and wet meadows, but also in dry valleys and wet areas. Lagria hirta can reach a length of 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in). They have a soft and elongated body, which can be brown to black in colour, large and round eyes, and black antennae and legs. Antennae are composed of eleven segments. The relatively elongated elytra are yellowish-brown and covered by dense fine hairs. The rest of the body is also hairy, but they are less clearly visible.
The females have a wider abdomen and longer elytra. The males, in addition to their slimmer body, are distinguished from the females by... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Dublin | 🇮🇪 Ireland | |
| 3 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece | |
| 5 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Stockholm | 🇸🇪 Sweden | |
| 9 | Yekaterinburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 10 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rough-Haired Lagria Beetle sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 814th most-seen of the 996 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rough-Haired Lagria Beetle in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. Those are among Cévennes National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in October.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rough-Haired Lagria Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Rough-Haired Lagria Beetle sightings, Cévennes National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).
Same family: Tenebrionidae
The closest relatives of the Rough-Haired Lagria Beetle that you can see in Cévennes National Park (family Tenebrionidae, Darkling Beetles) are Sulphur Beetle (about 10%), Allecula morio (about 10%) and Diaperis boleti (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rough-Haired Lagria Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
