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Pulse beetle

Callosobruchus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbeetles

The pulse beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis) is a species in the family Chrysomelidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the pulse 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 pulse beetle live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the pulse beetle as introduced in 16 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Netherlandsinvasive
  2. Andorra
  3. Austria
  4. Belarus
  5. Bulgaria
  6. Canary Islands
  7. Croatia
  8. Cyprus
  9. Denmark
  10. France
  11. Japan
  12. Slovenia
  13. Sweden
  14. United Kingdom
  15. United States
  16. Venezuela

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 pulse 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 pulse beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyChrysomelidae
  6. genusCallosobruchus
  7. SpeciesCallosobruchus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Bruchus chinensis, Curculio chinensis

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Chinese bean weevilEnglish
  • Cowpea beetleEnglish
  • Southern cowpea weevilEnglish
  • zrnokaz čínskýCzech
  • KundekäferGerman
  • アズキマメゾウムシJapanese
  • 팥바구미Korean
  • Kininis pupinukasLithuanian
  • Зерновка китайскаяRussian
  • kinesisk bönbaggeSwedish
  • 绿豆象Chinese
  • Chinesischer BohnenkäferGerman
  • 中华粗腿豆象Chinese
  • 中华豆象Chinese
  • 中国瘤背豆象甲Chinese
  • 綠豆象Chinese
  • 绿豆象甲Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pulse beetle

Other species in the same genus Callosobruchus.

Cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus maculatus

ChrysomelidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the pulse beetle an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the pulse beetle as invasive in 1 country: Netherlands. It lists it as introduced in 16 in all.

What kind of animal is the pulse beetle?

The pulse beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis) belongs to the family Chrysomelidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pulse beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pulse-beetle

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BibTeX
@misc{pulse_beetle_2026,
  title = {Pulse beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pulse-beetle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}