Lagria hirta ?

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a darkling beetle     Lagria hirta ?
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Wanstead Flats, 24 April 2007
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A poor photograph, but I think this is Lagria hirta, commonly known as one of the darkling bettles. It is a widespread species in the UK, and particularly common in sandy areas of southern Britain.