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The following are edible insects that are locally consumed, as listed by country.[1]

Australia

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Burkina Faso

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Ant

Beetle

Caterpillar [6]

Dobsonfly[7]

Grasshopper[6]

Stinkbug[7]

Termites[6]

Wasp[7]

China

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Wasp species eaten in Yunnan, China:[1]

Other insects consumed in China:

European Union

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(Mainly: Netherland & Belgium)[8][9]

Fiji

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India

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Indonesia

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Insect species eaten in Indonesia:[1]

Kalimantan

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Papua Province

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Laos

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Insect species eaten in Vientiane Province, Laos:[1]

Madagascar

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Insects eaten in Madagascar:[14]

Malaysia

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Insects eaten in Sabah:[1]

and in Sarawak:

Mali

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The Northern Dogon people of Mopti Region, Mali consume grasshopper species such as:[15]

The Southern Region of Mali consume caterpillar species such as:

Mexico

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New Caledonia

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New Zealand

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Peru

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Insect species eaten in Peru:[17][18]

Philippines

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Insect species eaten in the Philippines:[1]

Reunion

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Samoa

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South Africa

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South Korea

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Thailand

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Some of the most commonly consumed insects in Thailand are:[1]

Heterometrus longimanus (Asian forest scorpion) is also consumed.

Below is a more comprehensive list of the insect species that are consumed in Thailand.[1]

Coleoptera
Hemiptera
Odonata
Hymenoptera
Orthoptera
Isoptera
Lepidoptera
Homoptera

Tonga

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Venezuela

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Wallis and Futuna

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Zimbabwe

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 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
  2. ^ a b "Cirina butyrospermi Vuillot., 1911". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  3. ^ "This Furry, Protein-Rich Insect Might Be the Key to Solving Hunger in Burkina Faso". Global Citizen. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  4. ^ "Você já comeu inseto? Nem tanajura na gordura?". January 2020.
  5. ^ Malvina (2015-01-06). "Tanajura Time: A Brazilian Tradition". Youshare Project. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Colombian Insects You Can Eat". 7 February 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Kim, T. K.; Yong, H. I.; Kim, Y. B.; Kim, H. W.; Choi, Y. S. (August 2019). "Edible Insects as a Protein Source: A Review of Public Perception, Processing Technology, and Research Trends". Food Science of Animal Resources. 39 (4): 521–540. doi:10.5851/kosfa.2019.e53. PMC 6728817. PMID 31508584.
  8. ^ "Dutch Retailer Jumbo Launches Edible Insects". .foodingredientsfirst.com/. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  9. ^ "Crickets, Mealworms and Grasshoppers Are Human Food, EU Says". Bloomberg.com. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  10. ^ a b c d Pond, Wendy (October 1983). "Eaters of Longhorn Larvae". The Wētā. 6 (2): 79. ISSN 0111-7696. Wikidata Q130278607.
  11. ^ Chen, Xiaoming; Feng, Ying; Chen, Zhiyong (2009). "Common edible insects and their utilization in China". Entomological Research. 39 (5): 299. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5967.2009.00237.x. S2CID 84594941.
  12. ^ V.B.MEYER-ROCHOW (2004). "19 Traditional Food Insects and Spiders in Several Ethnic Groups of Northeast India, Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand" (PDF). In Maurizio G. Paoletti (ed.). Ecological Implications of Minilivestock: Rodents, Frogs, Snails, and Insects, for Substainable Development. University of Oulu & International University of Bremen: Science Publishers, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Boca Raton; an imprint of CRC Press. p. 391.
  13. ^ Thakur, N.S.A.; Firake, D.M. (2012). "Ochrophora montana (Distant): a precious dietary supplement during famine in northeastern Himalaya" (PDF). Current Science. 102 (6): 845–846.
  14. ^ Dürr, J.; Andriamazaoro, H.; Nischalke, S.; Preteseille, N.; Rabenjanahary, A.; Randrianarison, N.; Ratompoarison, C.; Razafindrakotomamonjy, A.; Straub, P.; Wagler, I. (1 March 2020). ""It is edible, so we eat it": Insect supply and consumption in the central highlands of Madagascar". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 40 (1): 167–179. Bibcode:2020IJTIS..40..167D. doi:10.1007/s42690-019-00067-w. S2CID 209564823. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  15. ^ Heath, Jeffrey. "Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country".
  16. ^ "George Gibbs, 'Insects – overview - In the bush', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand". 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  17. ^ Rivera, Julio; Carbonell, Fabricio (30 December 2020). "Los insectos comestibles del Perú: Biodiversidad y perspectivas de la entomofagia en el contexto peruano". Ciencia y Desarrollo (27): 03–36. doi:10.33326/26176033.2020.27.995.
  18. ^ Cueva, Alberto Cerna; Giove, Daniel Vecco; Ramos, Matiluz Doria; Salas, Hitler Panduro; Rojas, J.; Ferragut, P. García; Corazon-Guivin, Mike; Sangama, B.; Macedo, J.; Muñoz, M. Úbeda; Maes, J.-M. (2021). "Traditional knowledge regarding entomophagy in San Martín, Peruvian Amazon". Peruvian Journal of Agronomy. 5 (2): 44–59. doi:10.21704/pja.v5i2.1773. ISSN 2616-4477. S2CID 245033466.
  19. ^ "Ndebele | Southern Africa, Matabele, Bantu | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
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