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Mexican bean beetle

Epilachna varivestis Mulsant, 1850

Status not recordedbeetles

The mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis) is a species in the family Coccinellidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the mexican bean beetle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mexican bean beetle live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the mexican bean beetle as introduced in 2 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Japaninvasive
  2. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the mexican bean beetle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the mexican bean beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCoccinellidae
  6. genusEpilachna
  7. SpeciesEpilachna varivestis Mulsant, 1850

Synonyms Epilachna varvivestis

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Mexikanischer BohnenkäferGerman
  • JicarillaSpanish
  • Coccinelle mexicaine des haricotsFrench
  • インゲンテントウJapanese
  • BorreguilloSpanish
  • Conchuela del frijolSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mexican bean beetle

Other species in the same genus Epilachna.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the mexican bean beetle an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the mexican bean beetle as invasive in 1 country: Japan. It lists it as introduced in 2 in all.

What kind of animal is the mexican bean beetle?

The mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis) belongs to the family Coccinellidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mexican-bean-beetle

MLA

“Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mexican-bean-beetle.

BibTeX
@misc{mexican_bean_beetle_2026,
  title = {Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mexican-bean-beetle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}