CLOSED: I think this is Lagria hirta..

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Jun 29, 2008

Found it today on a Brunnera leaf. It's quite hairy..
http://images.google.be/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gardensafari.net/pics/kevers/grote_kevers/lagria_hirta_hs6_2044.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gardensafari.net/english/big_beetles.htm&h=640&w=583&sz=40&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=U7gAosFD5Wx2NM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=125&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlagria%2Bhirta%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Jun 29, 2008

other pic.

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jun 30, 2008

There are other Lagria, two in the UK but the common one is L. hirta. A search for 'Lagria' brings up plenty of L. hirta but nothing else so there's nothing to compare it with.

Yours did seem to have more brown hairs on the thorax and legs, but this looks to be variable.


The Wikimedia link has one which looks like yours, so I would cal lit L. hirta.

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=lagria&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Jul 01, 2008

Thanks a lot!

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