The following are

edible insects Insects as food or edible insects are insect species used for human consumption. More than 2,000 insects species worldwide are considered edible. However, a much smaller number is discussed for industrialized mass production and partly regiona ...

that are locally consumed, as listed by country.Durst, P.B., D.V. Johnson, R.N. Leslie and K. Shono (eds).
Forest insects as food: humans bite back
'. Proceedings of a workshop on Asia-Pacific resources and their potential for development. 19–21 February 2008, Chiang Mai, Thailand. http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i1380e/i1380e00.htm

Australia

*'' Agrotis infusa'' (Bogong moth) * Bush coconut * Honeypot ant *''

Hyles livornicoides ''Hyles livornicoides'', the Australian striped hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Eugen Johann Christoph Esper in 1779. The larvae are known by the common name Yeperenye caterpillar, in the Arrernte language the ca ...

'' (Yeperenye caterpillar) * Witchetty grub

Burkina Faso

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Cirina butyrospermi ''Cirina butyrospermi'' is a species of moth of the family Saturniidae described by André Vuillet in 1911. The caterpillar of ''C. butyrospermi'' is eaten as source of protein in West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmo ...

'' (shea caterpillar)

Brazil

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Atta Atta or ATTA may refer to: * Atta Halilintar, Indonesian YouTuber, singer and entrepreneur * ''Atta'' (ant), a genus of ants in the family Formicidae * ''Atta'' (novel), a 1953 novel by Francis Rufus Bellamy * Atta flour, whole wheat flour made f ...

'' spp.

China

Wasp species eaten in Yunnan, China: *'' Vespa velutinia auraria'' *''

Vespa tropica ''Vespa tropica'', the greater banded hornet, is a tropical species of hornet found in Southern Asia, New Guinea and west Africa, and which has recently been discovered to be an invasive species on the Pacific island of Guam. It is a predator of ...

ducalis'' *''

Vespa analis ''Vespa analis'', the yellow-vented hornet, is a species of common hornet found in Southeast Asia. Description This species varies in colours and patterns, in Southeast Asia, they are usually black with a yellow marking on the tip of the abdom ...

nigrans'' *'' Vespa variabilis'' *'' Vespa sorror'' *'' Vespa basalis'' *''

Vespa magnifica Vespa () is an Italian luxury brand of scooters and mopeds manufactured by Piaggio. The name means wasp in Italian. The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy to a ...

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Vespa mandarinia The Asian giant hornet (''Vespa mandarinia'') or northern giant hornet, including the color form referred to as the Japanese giant hornet, is the world's largest hornet. It is native to temperate and tropical East Asia, South Asia, Mainland Sout ...

mandarinia'' *''

Vespa bicolor ''Vespa bicolor'', the black shield wasp, described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787, is a species of hornet which has been found to be the pollinator of an orchid, ''Dendrobium sinense'' (syn. ''Dendrobium christyanum''), found only on the C ...

bicolor'' *''

Provespa barthelemyi ''Provespa'' is a small genus of Vespidae, made up of nocturnal wasps from Southeast Asia, sometimes referred to as "night wasps" or "night hornets", though they are not true hornets (genus ''Vespa''). They are the only nocturnal members of the ...

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Polistes sagittarius Wasps of the cosmopolitan genus ''Polistes'' (the only genus in the tribe Polistini) are the most familiar of the polistine wasps, and are the most common type of paper wasp in North America. Walter Ebeling coined the vernacular name "umbrella ...

'' Other insects consumed in China: *'' Tenebrio molitor'' (mealworm) *''

Omphisa fuscidentalis ''Omphisa'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Frederic Moore in 1886. Species *''Omphisa anastomosalis'' (Guenée, 1854) *''Omphisa caustalis'' Hampson, 1913 *''Omphisa fuscidentalis'' (Hampson, 1896) *''Omphisa illisalis'' ...

'' (bamboo borer) *'' Bombyx mori'' (silkworm pupa)

European Union

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& Belgium) * Yellow Mealworm (of Beetle Tenebrio molitor) *Buffalo Worm *Waxworm Larvae *

Locusta migratoria The migratory locust (''Locusta migratoria'') is the most widespread locust species, and the only species in the genus ''Locusta''. It occurs throughout Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. It used to be common in Europe but has now become ...

(Locust / Grasshopper) * Hermetia illucens (Black Soldier Flies)

India

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Darthula hardwickii Darthula is a genus of treehopper and is the only Old World representative of the family Aetalionidae. Two species are known from the Himalayas, '' Darthula hardwickii'' and '' Darthula xizangensis''. ''Darthula hardwickii'' is found in parts of n ...

'' * '' Udonga montana''

Indonesia

Insect species eaten in Indonesia: *''

Hyblaea puera ''Hyblaea puera'', the teak defoliator, is a moth and cryptic species complex native to South Asia and South-east Asia. It was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. The species has also been recently reported to be present in Central America ...

'' (teak caterpillar; known as ''enthung jati'' in Javanese) *'' Brachytrupes portentosus'' *''

Valanga nigricornis ''Valanga nigricornis'', the Javanese grasshopper (also known as the Javanese bird grasshopper), is a species of grasshopper in the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae of the family Acrididae. It is found in southeastern Asia, the type location being Si ...

'' *''

Patanga succincta ''Patanga succincta'', the Bombay locust, is a species of locust found in India and southeast Asia. Usually a solitary insect, only in India has it has exhibited swarming behaviour. The last plague of this locust was in that country between 1901 ...

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Pantala flavescens ''Pantala flavescens'', the globe skimmer, globe wanderer or wandering glider, is a wide-ranging dragonfly of the family Libellulidae. This species and ''Pantala hymenaea'', the "spot-winged glider", are the only members of the genus ''Pantala'' ...

'' *'' Rhynchophorus ferrugineus'' (red palm weevil) *''

Chalcosoma atlas The Atlas beetle (''Chalcosoma atlas'') is a very large species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, found in Southeast Asia. Males have three prominent horns. The species is named for Atlas, the giant of Greek mythology who supported the skies ...

'' *''

Xylocopa latipes ''Xylocopa latipes'', the tropical carpenter bee, is a species of carpenter bee widely dispersed throughout Southeast Asia. As its name suggests, this bee inhabits forests in warm tropical climates and constructs nests by burrowing into wood. ...

Kalimantan

*'' Protocerius'' sp. *'' Rhynchophorus ferrugineus'' *''

Batocera ''Batocera'' is a genus of the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae, close to the genus '' Rosenbergia''. List of the described species with their distribution * '' Batocera aeneonigra'' Thomson, 1859 New Guinea, Moluccas, Timor and Key Islan ...

'' spp. *'' Lepidiota stigma'' *'' Chalcosoma moellenkampi'' *''

Odontolabis ''Odontolabis'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Lucanidae. Description The species of the genus Odontolabis are large (males up to 9 cm), oblong and shiny. Usually males have more or less enlarged head and jaws. The head and the pr ...

'' spp. *''

Leptocorisa oratoria ''Leptocorisa oratoria'', the rice ear bug, is an insect from the family Alydidae, the broad-headed bugs. This species is commonly confused with ''Leptocorisa acuta'', and other similar, related " rice bug" genera and species. Description It has ...

'' (rice ear bug) *'' Nezara viridula'' (green stinkbug) *'' Pomponia merula'' *'' Apis dorsata'' *'' Apis cerana'' *''

Ropalidia ''Ropalidia'' is a large genus of eusocial paper wasps in the tribe Ropalidiini distributed throughout the Afrotropical, Indomalayan and Australasian biogeographical regions. The genus ''Ropalidia ''is unique because it contains both independent ...

'' spp. *''

Provespa anomala ''Provespa'' is a small genus of Vespidae, made up of nocturnal wasps from Southeast Asia, sometimes referred to as "night wasps" or "night hornets", though they are not true hornets (genus ''Hornet, Vespa''). They are the only nocturnal members ...

'' *'' Vespa'' spp. *''

'' *''

Vespa affinis ''Vespa affinis'', the lesser banded hornet, is a common hornet in tropical and subtropical Asia. Description The lesser banded hornet is a small to medium-sized hornet, with queens reaching up to 30mm, males 26mm and workers averaging 22 to 25 ...

Papua Province

*'' Rhynchophorus bilineatus'' *'' Cosmopsaltria waine'' *'' Syntherata apicalis'' *''

Xylotrupes gideon ''Xylotrupes gideon'', the brown rhinoceros beetle, is a species of large scarab beetle belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae. Subspecies Seven subspecies have been identified. * ''Xylotrupes gideon australicus'' * ''Xylotrupes gideon borneens ...

'' *''

Cotinis ''Cotinis'' is a genus of scarab beetles in the subfamily Cetoniinae found throughout North and South America. At least two species (''Cotinis mutabilis'' and ''Cotinis nitida'') are common pests. The genus was erected by Hermann Burmeister in ...

'' spp. *''

'' spp. *'' Dihammus'' spp. *'' Rosenbergia mandibularis'' *'' Nezara viridula'' *'' Behrensiellus glabradus'' *''

Rhynchophorus richteri ''Rhynchophorus'', or common name palm weevils, is a genus of beetles in the weevil family, Curculionidae. Palm weevils are major pests of various trees in the family Arecaceae throughout the tropics including: coconut (''Cocos nucifera''), ''Ar ...

'' *'' Behrensiellus glabradus'' *'' Acherontia achesis'' *'' Nyctalemon patroclus goldiei'' *''

Batocera wallacei ''Batocera wallacei'', common name Wallace's long-horn beetle, is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae. The species name honors Alfred Russel Wallace, who discovered this longhorn beetle ...

'' *'' Papilio lagleizei''

Laos

Insect species eaten in Vientiane Province,

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

: *''

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Orientopsaltria ''Orientopsaltria'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia. Its distribution encompasses the Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Palawan and the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of th ...

'' sp. *'' Brachytrupes portentosus'' *'' Teleogryllus testaceus'' *''

Acheta domesticus ''Acheta domesticus'', commonly called the house cricket, is a cricket most likely native to Southwestern Asia, but between 1950 and 2000 it became the standard feeder insect for the pet and research industries and spread worldwide. They can be ...

'' *'' Helicopris bucephalus'' *''

Lethocerus indicus ''Lethocerus indicus'' is a giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae, native to South and Southeast Asia, as well as southeast China, the Ryukyu Islands, and New Guinea.P. J. Perez-Goodwyn (2006). ''Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Lethoc ...

'' *'' Caelifera'' sp. *''

Apis Apis or APIS may refer to: * Apis (deity), an ancient Egyptian god * Apis (Greek mythology), several different figures in Greek mythology * Apis (city), an ancient seaport town on the northern coast of Africa **Kom el-Hisn, a different Egyptian ci ...

'' spp. *''

'' *'' Gryllotalpa africana'' *'' Bombyx mori'' *''

Tessaratoma quadrata ''Tessaratoma'' is a genus of bugs in the family Tessaratomidae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Tessaratoma''. Species These 26 species belong to the genus ''Tessaratoma'': * '' Tessaratoma absimilis'' Distant, 1893 * '' Tessara ...

'' *''

Hierodula ''Hierodula'' is a genus of praying mantids in the tribe Hierodulini, found throughout Asia. Many species are referred to by the common name giant Asian mantis because of their large size compared to other mantids. Their large size and vibrant co ...

'' sp. ? *'' Vespa'' spp. *'' Hydrophilus affinis'' *'' Oecophylla smaragdina''

Madagascar

Insects eaten in Madagascar: * ''

'' (Zazavery) * ''

Amphimallon solstitiale ''Amphimallon solstitiale'', also known as the summer chafer or European june beetle, is a beetle similar to the cockchafer but much smaller, approximately in length. They are declining in numbers now, but where found they are often seen in lar ...

'' (Voangory) * '' Bombyx mori'' (Landikely) * ''

Borocera cajani ''Borocera cajani'', also known as ''landibe'' in Malagasy, is a species of silk-producing lasiocampid moth endemic to Madagascar. It is often confused with the similar ''Borocera madagascariensis'', which has the same Malagasy name. However, ...

'' (Landibe) * ''

Borocera madagascariensis ''Borocera madagascariensis'' is a species of lasiocampid moth endemic to coastal Madagascar. It is one of three species of silk producing moths found on the island of Madagascar. ''B. madagascariensis'' is often confused with the similar '' Boro ...

'' (Landibe) * '' Bricoptis variolosa'' (Voangory) * '' Gryllus bimaculatus'' (Akitra) * '' Hexodon unicolor'' (Voangory) * ''

'' (Valala) * ''

Phyllophaga ''Phyllophaga'' is a very large genus (more than 900 species) of New World scarab beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae. Common names for this genus and many other related genera in the subfamily Melolonthinae are May beetles, June bugs, and Jul ...

'' sp. (Voangory) * ''

Rhynchophorus ''Rhynchophorus'', or common name palm weevils, is a genus of beetles in the weevil family, Curculionidae. Palm weevils are major pests of various trees in the family Arecaceae throughout the tropics including: coconut (''Cocos nucifera''), ''Ar ...

'' sp. (Voangory) * '' Rina nigra'' (Voanosy) * ''

Scarites ''Scarites'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Near East, North America and North Africa. There are at least 190 described species in ''Scarites''. These beetles share physical characteristics of the more tropical sta ...

'' sp. (Voangory) * ''

Serica Serica (, grc, Σηρικά) was one of the easternmost countries of Asia known to the Ancient Greek and Roman geographers. It is generally taken as referring to North China North China, or Huabei () is a List of regions of China, geogr ...

'' sp. (Voangory) * '' Tenebrio molitor'' (Voangory)

Malaysia

Insects eaten in Sabah: *'' Rhynchophorus ferrugineus'' *'' Apis dorsata'' *'' Apis cerana'' *''

'' spp. *''

'' (rice ear bug) *'' Nezara viridula'' (green stinkbug) *'' Erionata thrax'' (banana leaf-roller pupa) *''

'' spp. (brown and green cicadas) *''

Dundubia ''Dundubia'' is a genus of cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in the subfamily CicadinaeSanborn AF, Villet MH (2014) ''Catalogue of the Cicadoidea (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha)''. Academic Press, Elsevier, 1002 pages. and the type genus of the tribe ...

'' spp. (light green cicadas) *'' Oecophylla smaragdina'' *'' Camponotus gigas'' (giant forest ant) *'' Haaniella grayi grayi'' (stick insect eggs) and in Sarawak: *'' Rhynchophorus ferrugineus '' (sago worm)

Mali

The Northern

Dogon people The Dogon are an ethnic group indigenous to the central plateau region of Mali, in West Africa, south of the Niger River, Niger bend, near the city of Bandiagara, and in Burkina Faso. The population numbers between 400,000 and 800,000. They spe ...

of Mopti Region, Mali consume grasshopper species such as: *'' Acorypha glaucopsis'' *''

Kraussaria angulifera ''Kraussaria angulifera'' is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae found in Africa. The grasshopper is commonly found in the Sahelian region of West Africa, where it is known as a common pest of the pearl millet. Human consumption ' ...

'' (also a millet pest) *''

Kraussella amabile ''Kraussella amabile'' is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae found in Africa. In Mali, it is eaten by the Dogon people. Gallery File:Krausella amabile L4 b.jpg, Fourth instar nymph photographed near Gnibi, Senegal File:Kraussella ...

'' *''

Hieroglyphus daganensis The African rice grasshopper, ''Hieroglyphus daganensis'' is a medium-sized grasshopper species found in the Sahel region. Although not called a locust in English, this species shows gregarious behaviour and some morphological change (phase poly ...

'' The Southern Region of Mali consume caterpillar species such as: * ''

'' (shea caterpillar)

Mexico

Mexico insects: *''

Aegiale hesperiaris ''Aegiale hesperiaris'' is a butterfly commonly known as the tequila giant skipper. It is monotypic in the genus ''Aegiale''. Its caterpillar is one of two varieties of edible "maguey worms" that infest maguey (''Agave americana'') and ''Aga ...

'' (maguey worm) *'' Atta mexicana'' (ant) *'' Comadia redtenbacheri'' ( mezcal worm) *''

Eucheira socialis ''Eucheira socialis'', commonly known as the Madrone butterfly is a lepidopteran that belongs to the family Pieridae. It was first described by Westwood in 1834. Locally known as ''Mariposa del madroño'' or ''tzauhquiocuilin'', it is endemic t ...

'' (Madrone butterfly) *''

Sphenarium ''Sphenarium'' is a grasshoppers genus in the family PyrgomorphidaeCharpentier. 1845. Orthoptera descripta et depicta 841-1845120 pp. indigenous to Mexico. Various species are caught and eaten as chapulines Chapulines, plural for chapulín ...

'' spp. ( chapulines) *''

Liometopum apiculatum ''Liometopum apiculatum'' is a species of ant in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. ''Liometopum apiculatum'' ants are found in arid and semi-arid regions of southwestern United States and Mexico to Quintana Roo. Taxonomy ''Liometopum apiculatum'' ...

'' larvae (

escamol Escamoles (; nah, azcamolli, from ''azcatl'' 'ant' and ''molli'' 'puree'), known colloquially as ''Mexican caviar'' or ''insect caviar'', are the edible larvae and pupae of ants of the species '' Liometopum apiculatum'' and '' L. occidentale var ...

) * Several '' Choleoptera'' larvae (

chahuis Chahuis or xamoes are the common names given in Mexico to a variety of edible insects within the insect order Coleoptera. The insects' common names in English are often ''sticks worms'', ''rhinoceros beetle'', or just ''grub''. The ''chahuis'' ...

) *'' Dactylopius coccus'' females used as red food dye

New Caledonia

*'' Agrianome fairmairei'' (Montrouzier, 1861) (''Vers de Bancoule'')

Peru

Insect species eaten in Peru: * ''

Brassolis sophorae ''Brassolis sophorae'' is a species of large butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South America. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including ''Acrocomia aculeata'', '' Archontophoenix alexandrae'', '' Arecastrum romazoffi ...

'' (Ahuihua) * '' Metardaris cosinga'' (Huaytampo) * '' Chrysophora chrysochlora'' (Sun-sún) * '' Rhynchophorus palmarum'' (Suri, Shampuru) * '' Rhinostomus barbirostris'' (Yurak suri, Suri blanco) * ''Atta cephalotes'' (Mamaku, Sikisapakuru) * '' Metamasius hemipterus'' * '' Strategus jugurtha'' * ''Megaceras crassum'' * ''Cephalotes atratus'' * ''Crematogaster sordidula'' * '' Agelaia pallipes'' * '' Mischocyttaru'' spp. * '' Cyphomyia auriflamma'' * ''

Macrodontia cervicornis Male, Beauchêne disarticulation, MHNT ''Macrodontia cervicornis'' (Linnaeus, 1758), also known as the sabertooth longhorn beetle, is one of the largest beetles, if one allows for the enormous mandibles of the males, from which it derives bot ...

'' * ''

Acrocinus longimanus The harlequin beetle (''Acrocinus longimanus'') is a tropical longhorn beetle native from southern Mexico to Uruguay. The harlequin beetle feeds on sap and is given this name because of its elaborate pattern of black, red and greenish yellow mar ...

'' * ''Dynastes hercules'' * '' Platycoelia lutescens'' * ''Atta sexdens'' * ''

Euchroma gigantea ''Euchroma giganteum'', the Metallic Wood Boring Beetle or Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer, is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, the only species in the genus ''Euchroma''. Subspecies *''Euchroma giganteum giganteum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ...

'' (Intimaman) * ''

Brassolis astyra ''Brassolis'' is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. Species *'' Brassolis astyra'' Godart, 824/small> *'' Brassolis haenschi'' Stichel, 1902 *'' Brassolis isthmia'' Bates, 1864 *'' Brassolis sophorae'' (Linnaeus, 175 ...

'' * '' Eupalamides cyparissias'' * ''

Crematogaster stollii ''Crematogaster'' is an ecologically diverse genus of ants found worldwide, which are characterised by a distinctive heart-shaped gaster (abdomen), which gives them one of their common names, the Saint Valentine ant. Members of this genus are ...

'' * '' Polybia platycephala'' * ''

Polybia furnaria ''Polybia'' is a genus of eusocial wasps ranging from Central to South America (Mexico to Brazil, Argentina). Some produce enough honey to be collected and eaten by local people. Species *''Rutilotrixa lateralis'' ( Walker, 1849) *''Rutilotri ...

'' * '' Helicoverpa zea'' * '' Chloridea virescens'' * ''

Mocis latipes ''Mocis latipes'', the small mocis moth or striped grass looper, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from North America (from southern Ontario and Quebec to Florida, west to Arizona, north to Minnesota and south through Centr ...

'' (Vareador) * '' Lusura chera'' * ''

Arsenura armida ''Arsenura armida'', the giant silk moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found mainly in South and Central America, from Mexico to Bolivia, and Ecuador to south-eastern Brazil. It was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is ...

'' (Bolasho, Bolayna awiwa)

Philippines

Insect species eaten in the Philippines: *'' Apis dorsata'' *'' Apis cerana'' *'' Trigona biroi'' *''

Gryllotalpa ''Gryllotalpa'' is a genus of insects in the mole cricket family Gryllotalpidae. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists a number species, including cryptic species groups (indicated with a * and often distinguished only by song patterns) ...

'' sp. *'' Leucopolis irrorata'' (June beetle larvae) *''

manilensis'' *'' Camponotus'' spp. *''

Palembus dermestoides ''Ulomoides dermestoides'' is a species of beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, known under a variety of common names, such as Chinese beetle, Chinese weevil, peanut beetle, cancer beetle, or asthma beetle. While native to Asia, it has been spr ...

South Africa

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Gonimbrasia belina ''Gonimbrasia belina'' is a species of emperor moth which is native to the warmer parts of southern Africa. Its large edible caterpillar, known as the mopane worm, madora, amacimbi or masontja, feeds primarily but not exclusively on mopane tree ...

'' (mopane worm) *''

Encosternum delegorguei Tessaratomidae is a family of true bugs. It contains about 240 species of large bugs divided into 3 subfamilies and 56 genera. Tessaratomids resemble large stink bugs (family Pentatomidae) and are sometimes quite colorful. Most tessaratomids ar ...

'' (inflated stinkbug)

Thailand

Some of the most commonly consumed insects in Thailand are: *'' Acheta domestica'' (house cricket) *'' Gryllus bimaculatus'' (Mediterranean field cricket) *'' Brachytrupes portentosus'' (short-tailed cricket) *''

'' (bamboo borer) *'' Bombyx mori'' (silkworm pupa) *'' Oecophylla smaragdina'' (weaver ant) *''

'' (giant water bug) '' Heterometrus longimanus'' (Asian forest scorpion) is also consumed. Below is a more comprehensive list of the insect species that are consumed in Thailand. ;

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

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Aeolesthes ''Aeolesthes'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characte ...

'' sp. *'' Agrianome fairmairei'' (Montrouzier, 1861) *'' Apriona germai'' *''

Aristobia approximator ''Aristobia approximator'' is a species of beetle in the Longhorn family. This species grows to 36mm. Description This species has a black body with yellow spots, and black tufts on the basal antennomeres, similar to the related species ''Aris ...

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Dorysthenes buqueti ''Dorysthenes buqueti'', the sugarcane longhorn stemborer, is a species of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Prioninae. Description ''Dorysthenes buqueti'' can reach a body length of about and a body width of about . Color may be brownish, redd ...

'' *'' Plocaederus obesus'' *'' Plocaederus ruficornis'' *'' Arrhines hiruts'' *'' Arrhines'' 2 spp. *'' Astycus gestvoi'' *'' Cnaphoscapus decoratus'' *'' Episomus'' sp. *'' Hypomesus squamosus'' *'' Pollendera atomaria'' *'' Sepiomus aurivilliusi'' *'' Tanymecus'' sp. *'' Rhynchophorus ferrugineus'' *'' Hydrobiomorpha spinicollis'' *'' Hydrophilus bilineatus'' *'' Sternolophus rufipes'' *'' Erectes stiticus'' *''

Cybister tripunctatus ''Cybister tripunctatus'', is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, China, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, ...

asiaticus'' *''

Cybister limbatus ''Cybister'' ('kybistētēr' = diver, tumbler), is a genus of beetle in family Dytiscidae. They are found in much of the world, including all continents except Antarctica. As of 2021 there are 96 species and 9 additional subspecies among four su ...

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Cybister rugosus ''Cybister'' ('kybistētēr' = diver, tumbler), is a genus of beetle in family Dytiscidae. They are found in much of the world, including all continents except Antarctica. As of 2021 there are 96 species and 9 additional subspecies among four sub ...

'' *'' Hydaticus rhantoides'' *'' Laccophilus pulicarius'' *''

Copelatus ''Copelatus'' is a large genus of small diving beetles. There are some 470 described species in the genus, found worldwide, but they are most diverse in tropical South America, Africa and South-East Asia. Systematics The genus ''Copelatus'' i ...

'' sp. *'' Rhantaticus congestus'' *''

'' *''

Oryctes rhinoceros The Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, coconut rhinoceros beetle or coconut palm rhinoceros beetle, (''Oryctes rhinoceros'') is a species of rhinoceros beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ''O. rhinoceros'' attacks the developing fronds of raffia, coconut, ...

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Adoretus ''Adoretus'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles. They are native to Africa and Asia, and two species occur in Europe. Description ''Adoretus'' beetles are elongate and oval in shape, 10-12 long, and brown with a covering of white/cre ...

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Agestrata orichalca ''Agestrata orichalca'' is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classificati ...

'' *'' Anomala anguliceps'' *'' Anomala antique'' *'' Anomala chalcites'' *''

Anomala cupripes ''Anomala'' is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are at least 1,200 described species in ''Anomala''. A common characteristic behavior of beetles in ''Anomala'' is that most grubs of thes ...

'' *'' Anomala pallida'' *'' Apogonia'' sp. *'' Chaetadoretus cribratus'' *''

Holotrichia ''Holotrichia'' is a genus of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, which are well known as "chafer beetles" or "white-grubs" for their white larvae that are found under the soil where they feed on the roots of plants. Particularly well known speci ...

'' 2 spp. *'' Maladera'' sp. *'' Pachnessa'' sp. *''

Protaetia ''Protaetia'' is a genus of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, occurring primarily in Asia, and containing over 300 species. Selected species *'' Protaetia affinis'' (Andersch, 1797) *'' Protaetia afflicta'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) *'' Protae ...

'' sp. *'' Sophrops absceussus'' *'' Sophrops bituberculatus'' *'' Sophrops rotundicollis'' *'' Sophrops'' 2 spp. *'' Aphodius crenatus'' *'' Aphodius marginellus'' *'' Aphodius putearius'' *''

Aphodius ''Aphodius'' is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. In most species both the adults and larvae are coprophagous (dung feeding) although some species have herbivorous or saprophagous larvae. ''Aphodius'' species typically dominate dun ...

'' sp. *'' Cathasius birmanicus'' *'' Cathasius molossus'' *'' Copris carinicus'' *'' Copris nevinsoni'' *'' Paracopris punctulatus'' *'' Microcopris reflexus'' *'' Paracopris'' sp. *'' Gymnopleurus melanarius'' *'' Heliocopris bucephalus'' *'' Heteronychus lioderes'' *'' Liatongus rhadamitus'' *'' Onitis niger'' *'' Onitis subopagus'' *'' Onthophagus orientalis'' *'' Onthophagus avocetta'' *'' Onthophagus bonasus'' *'' Onthophagus khonmiinitnoi'' *'' Onthophagus papulatus'' *'' Onthophagus sagittarius'' *'' Onthophagus seniculus'' *'' Onthophagus ragoides'' *'' Onthophagus tragus'' *'' Onthophagus tricornis'' *'' Onthophagus trituber'' *''

Onthophagus Gazella scarab ('' Onthophagus gazella'') males; note variation in horn size ''Onthophagus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the Onthophagini tribe of the wider scarab beetle family, Scarabaeidae. It is the most species-rich and widespread genus i ...

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Sternocera aequisignata ''Sternocera aequisignata'' is a species of jewel beetles belonging to the subfamily Julodinae. Its bright metallic green elytra are frequently used jewellery making. Description ''Sternocera aequisignata'' can reach a length of about . Elytra ...

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Sternocera ruficornis ''Sternocera ruficornis'' is a species of beetle belonging to the Buprestidae family. Its bright metallic green elytra are frequently used in jewellery making. Description ''Sternocera ruficornis'' can reach a length of about . The elytra and p ...

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Hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, Reduviidae, assassin bugs, Cimex, bed bugs, and shield bugs. ...

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Diplonychus ''Diplonychus'' is a genus of true bugs Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shie ...

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'' *'' Anoplocnemis phasiana'' *''

Homoeocerus ''Homoeocerus'' is a genus of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae Coreidae is a large family of predominantly sap-sucking insects in the Hemipteran suborder Heteroptera. The name "Coreidae" derives from the genus ''Coreus'', which derives ...

'' sp. *'' Cylindrostethus scrutator'' *'' Laccotrephes rubber'' *''

Ranatra longipes ''Ranatra'' is a genus of slender predatory insects of the family Nepidae, known as water scorpions or water stick-insects. There are around 100 ''Ranatra'' species found in freshwater habitats around the world, both in warm and temperate region ...

thai'' *'' Ranatra varripes'' *'' Anisops barbutus'' *'' Anisops bouvieri'' *''Pygopalty'' sp. *''

Tessaratoma papillosa ''Tessaratoma papillosa'', the lychee giant stink bug, is a species of bug in the family Tessaratomidae. It is found in Indomalaya, Australasia Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in th ...

'' *'' Tessaratoma javanica'' ; Odonata *''

Aeshna ''Aeshna'', or the mosaic darners, is a genus of dragonflies from the family Aeshnidae. Species within this genus are generally known as "hawkers" (Old World) or "darners" (New World). Description These are relatively large dragonflies. T ...

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Ceriagrion ''Ceriagrion'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Species of ''Ceriagrion'' are small to medium size, generally brightly coloured damselflies. They are found across the Old World, Africa, Asia and Australia. Species The ge ...

'' sp. *'' Epophtalmia vittigera bellicose'' *''

Rhyothemis ''Rhyothemis'' is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as flutterers. ''Rhyothemis'' species are found in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific region. The flight of the genus ''Rhyothemis'' is usually flut ...

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Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order (biology), order of insects, comprising the sawfly, sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are Par ...

*'' Apis dorsata'' *''

Apis florea The dwarf honey bee (or red dwarf honey bee), ''Apis florea'', is one of two species of small, wild honey bees of southern and southeastern Asia. It has a much wider distribution than its sister species, ''Apis andreniformis''. First identified i ...

'' *'' Oecophylla smaragdina'' *'' Carebara castanea'' *''

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Orthoptera Orthoptera () is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets, including closely related insects, such as the bush crickets or katydids and wētā. The order is subdivided into two suborders: Caelifera – grassho ...

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Acrida cinerea ''Acrida cinerea'', sometimes called the Oriental longheaded grasshopper/locust or the Chinese grasshopper though this name is also applied to '' Oxya chinensis'', is a member of the Acrididae family. Like other members of the genus ''Acrida ...

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Acrida ''Acrida'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. The genus contains around 40 species which are found in Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, Hawaii, and Australia. Insects of this genus are omnivorous and a well-known pest of many ...

'' sp. *'' Chondacris rosea'' *''

Chorthippus ''Chorthippus'' is a large genus of acridid grasshoppers with around 230 described species. The genus may be subdivided into subgenera including: ''Altichorthippus'', ''Chorthippus'' and ''Glyptobothrus'', with other species not placed. Spec ...

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Cyrtacanthacris tatarica ''Cyrtacanthacris tatarica'', the brown-spotted locust, is a species of bird grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in the Afrotropics The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of ...

'' *'' Ducetia japonica'' *''

'' *'' Mecopoda elongate'' *''

Oxya ''Oxya'' is a genus of grasshoppers (Caelifera: Acrididae The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of th ...

'' sp. *'' Parapleurus'' sp. *''

Patanga japonica ''Patanga japonica'' is a species of grasshopper found in Japan, the Korean peninsula Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democr ...

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'' *'' Shirakiacris shirakii'' *''

Trilophidia annulata ''Trilophidia annulata'' is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10, ...

'' *'' Atractomorpha'' sp. *'' Ratanga avis'' *'' Teleogryllus testaceus'' *'' Teleogryllus mitratrus'' *''

Teleogryllus ''Teleogryllus''Chopard L (1961)960 ''Eos'' 37(3): 277. is a genus of crickets in the family Gryllidae. Species can be found in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands. Species The following are listed in ''Orthoptera Species File Onlin ...

'' sp. *'' Modicogryllus confirmatus'' *'' Brachytrupes portentosus'' *'' Gryllus bimaculatus'' *'' Gryllus'' sp. *'' Gymnogryllus'' 2 spp. *'' Pteronemobius'' sp. *''

Velarifictorus ''Velarifictorus''Randell (1964) ''Canadian Ent.'' 96: 1586. is a genus of crickets in the family Gryllidae and tribe Gryllini GrylliniLaicharting (1781) ''Verzeichnis und Beschreibung der Tyroler Insecten'' 1. is a tribe of crickets (Orthop ...

'' sp. *'' Gryllotalpa africana microphtalma'' *'' Tenodera ariddifolia sinensis'' *''

Mantis religiosa The European mantis (''Mantis religiosa'') is a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the Mantidae ('mantids'), which is the largest family of the order Mantodea (mantises). Their common name praying mantis is derived from the distinctive ...

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Euparatettix ''Euparatettix''Hancock JL (1904) ''Spolia Zeylanica'' 2: 145. is an Asian genus of Tetrigidae, ground-hoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) in the subfamily Tetriginae and tribe Tetrigini. Species The Catalogue of Life lists: *''Euparatettix alboma ...

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Euconocephalus incertus ''Euconocephalus'' is a genus of bush cricket in the 'conehead' tribe Copiphorini. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists the following species, distributed through Africa, tropical Asia, Australia to the Pacific islands: * ''Euconoceph ...

'' *'' Conocephalus maculates'' *''

Conocephalus ''Conocephalus'' is a genus of bush-crickets, known as coneheads (a term also sometimes applied to members of the related genus '' Ruspolia''). It was described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1815. Subgenera and species The ''Orthoptera Species Fil ...

'' sp. *'' Onomarchus'' sp. *'' Pseudophyllus titan'' *''

Homoeoxipha ''Homoeoxipha''de Saussure H (1874) ''Mission scientifique au Méxique et dans l'Amérique centrale'' 6: 363. is a genus of "sword-tail crickets", in the subfamily Trigonidiinae and the tribe Trigonidiini. Species Species are recordede from tro ...

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Isoptera Termites are small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes (eusocial) and feed on wood or other dead plant matter. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blattode ...

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Macrotermes gilvus ''Macrotermes gilvus'' is a species of termite in the family Termitidae, found in Cambodia, East Timor East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. ...

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Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...

*'' Bombyx mori'' *'' Erionata thrax thrax'' *''

'' ; Homoptera *'' Chremistica'' sp. *''

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Platylomia ''Platylomia'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia. Species The following are included in ''BioLib.cz'':BioLib.cz ...

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