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Pea beetle

Bruchus pisorum Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedbeetles

The pea beetle (Bruchus pisorum) is a species in the family Chrysomelidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the pea 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 pea beetle live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the pea beetle as introduced in 19 countries, and flagged as invasive in 5 of them.

  1. Chinainvasive
  2. Czechiainvasive
  3. Latviainvasive
  4. Netherlandsinvasive
  5. Swedeninvasive
  6. Andorra
  7. Austria
  8. Belarus
  9. Belgium
  10. Bulgaria
  11. Canary Islands
  12. Denmark
  13. Estonia
  14. France
  15. Japan
  16. Mongolia
  17. Poland
  18. Slovenia
  19. 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 pea 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 pea beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyChrysomelidae
  6. genusBruchus
  7. SpeciesBruchus pisorum Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Dermestes pisorum

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Pea weevilEnglish
  • Bleiz-pizBreton
  • zrnokaz hrachovýCzech
  • Gemeiner ErbsenkäferGerman
  • Bruco de la ArvejaSpanish
  • Herne-teramardikasEstonian
  • hernepiilokasFinnish
  • bruche du poisFrench
  • Tonchio del piselloItalian
  • エンドウゾウムシJapanese
  • 완두콩바구미Korean
  • Žirninis grūdinukasLithuanian
  • ertefrøbilleNorwegian Bokmål
  • ErwtenkeverDutch
  • strąkowiec grochowyPolish
  • Gărgărița mazăriiRomanian
  • Зерновка гороховаяRussian
  • zrniarka hrachováSlovak
  • ärtsmygSwedish
  • Bezelye bitiTurkish
  • Зерноїд гороховийUkrainian
  • 豌豆象Chinese
  • ErbsenkäferGerman
  • ErwtenkevertjeDutch
  • Bezelye TohumböceğiTurkish
  • 豌豆象甲Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pea beetle

Other species in the same genus Bruchus.

Bean beetle

Bruchus rufimanus

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Bean beetle

Bruchus affinis

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the pea beetle an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the pea beetle as invasive in 5 countries: China, Czechia, Latvia, Netherlands and Sweden. It lists it as introduced in 19 in all.

What kind of animal is the pea beetle?

The pea beetle (Bruchus pisorum) belongs to the family Chrysomelidae 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

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BibTeX
@misc{pea_beetle_2026,
  title = {Pea beetle (Bruchus pisorum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pea-beetle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}