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List of edible insects by country

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The following are edible insects that are locally consumed, as listed by country.Durst, P.B., D.V. Johnson, R.N. Leslie and K. Shono (eds). [http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i1380e/i1380e00.pdf 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

Burkina Faso

  • Cirina butyrospermi (shea caterpillar){{Cite web |title=Cirina butyrospermi Vuillot., 1911 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1867402 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=www.gbif.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=This Furry, Protein-Rich Insect Might Be the Key to Solving Hunger in Burkina Faso |url=https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/caterpillars-hunger-solution-burkina-faso/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Global Citizen |date=20 January 2017 |language=en}}

Brazil

  • Atta spp.{{cite web |title=Você já comeu inseto? Nem tanajura na gordura? |date=January 2020 |url=https://www.destaquenoticias.com.br/25460-2/}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youshareproject.com/tanajura-time/|title=Tanajura Time: A Brazilian Tradition|last=Malvina|date=2015-01-06|website=Youshare Project|access-date=2019-06-24}}

Colombia/Venezuela

Leafcutter ant species eaten in Colombia and Venezuela.{{cite web |title=Colombian Insects You Can Eat|date=7 February 2015 |access-date=December 11, 2023|url=https://www.colombia.co/en/colombia-country/colombian-insects-can-eat/}}

Ant

Dung Beetle species eaten in Colombia.

Caterpillar species eaten in Colombia.

Termites are eaten in Colombia.

Grasshopper species eaten in Colombia.

  • (Short-Horned Grasshopper) Acrididae{{cite journal |title=Edible Insects as a Protein Source: A Review of Public Perception, Processing Technology, and Research Trends|date=August 2019|pmc=6728817 |last1=Kim |first1=T. K. |last2=Yong |first2=H. I. |last3=Kim |first3=Y. B. |last4=Kim |first4=H. W. |last5=Choi |first5=Y. S. |journal=Food Science of Animal Resources |volume=39 |issue=4 |pages=521–540 |doi=10.5851/kosfa.2019.e53 |pmid=31508584 }}
  • Aidemona azteca
  • Tropidacris latreillei
  • Sphenarium
  • Schistocerca

Stinkbug

Dobsonfly

Wasp

China

Wasp species eaten in Yunnan, China:

Other insects consumed in China:

European Union

(Mainly: Netherland & Belgium){{Cite web |title=Dutch Retailer Jumbo Launches Edible Insects |url=https://fif.cnsmedia.com/a/ZeLQhkKd7TM= |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=.foodingredientsfirst.com/ |language=en}}{{Cite news |title= Crickets, Mealworms and Grasshoppers Are Human Food, EU Says|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-09/eu-designates-crickets-mealworms-and-grasshoppers-as-human-food |access-date=2022-09-12 |newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=9 December 2021 }}

Fiji

India

  • Darthula hardwickii{{cite journal|doi=10.1111/j.1748-5967.2009.00237.x|title=Common edible insects and their utilization in China|journal=Entomological Research|volume=39|issue=5|pages=299|year=2009|last1=Chen|first1=Xiaoming|last2=Feng|first2=Ying|last3=Chen|first3=Zhiyong|s2cid=84594941|doi-access=free}}
  • Udonga montana{{cite journal|author1=Thakur, N.S.A.|author2=Firake, D.M.|year=2012| title=Ochrophora montana (Distant): a precious dietary supplement during famine in northeastern Himalaya| journal=Current Science| volume=102| issue=6|pages=845–846|url=http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/102/06/0845.pdf}}
  • "Oecophylla Smaragdina"

Indonesia

Insect species eaten in Indonesia:

=Kalimantan=

=Papua Province=

Laos

Insect species eaten in Vientiane Province, Laos:

Madagascar

Insects eaten in Madagascar:{{cite journal |last1=Dürr |first1=J. |last2=Andriamazaoro |first2=H. |last3=Nischalke |first3=S. |last4=Preteseille |first4=N. |last5=Rabenjanahary |first5=A. |last6=Randrianarison |first6=N. |last7=Ratompoarison |first7=C. |last8=Razafindrakotomamonjy |first8=A. |last9=Straub |first9=P. |last10=Wagler |first10=I. |title="It is edible, so we eat it": Insect supply and consumption in the central highlands of Madagascar |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42690-019-00067-w/tables/1 |journal=International Journal of Tropical Insect Science |access-date=10 August 2021 |pages=167–179 |language=en |doi=10.1007/s42690-019-00067-w |date=1 March 2020|volume=40 |issue=1 |bibcode=2020IJTIS..40..167D |s2cid=209564823 |url-access=subscription }}

Malaysia

Insects eaten in Sabah:

and in Sarawak:

Mali

The Northern Dogon people of Mopti Region, Mali consume grasshopper species such as:{{cite web| last=Heath |first=Jeffrey |author-link=Jeffrey Heath (linguist) |title=Guide to insects, arthropods, and molluscs of northern Dogon country |url=https://dogonlanguages.org/sources/insectarthropodmolluscnotesmalijh}}

The Southern Region of Mali consume caterpillar species such as:

Mexico

New Caledonia

New Zealand

  • Prionoplus reticularis (Huhu grub){{cite web|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10076/eating-huhu-grubs|title=George Gibbs, 'Insects – overview - In the bush', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand|year=2007|accessdate=12 February 2019}}

Peru

Insect species eaten in Peru:{{cite journal |last1=Rivera |first1=Julio |last2=Carbonell |first2=Fabricio |title=Los insectos comestibles del Perú: Biodiversidad y perspectivas de la entomofagia en el contexto peruano |journal=Ciencia y Desarrollo |date=30 December 2020 |issue=27 |pages=03–36 |doi=10.33326/26176033.2020.27.995|doi-access=free }}{{Cite journal|last1=Cueva|first1=Alberto Cerna|last2=Giove|first2=Daniel Vecco|last3=Ramos|first3=Matiluz Doria|last4=Salas|first4=Hitler Panduro|last5=Rojas|first5=J.|last6=Ferragut|first6=P. García|last7=Corazon-Guivin|first7=Mike|last8=Sangama|first8=B.|last9=Macedo|first9=J.|last10=Muñoz|first10=M. Úbeda|last11=Maes|first11=J.-M.|date=2021|title=Traditional knowledge regarding entomophagy in San Martín, Peruvian Amazon|url=https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=8185617|journal=Peruvian Journal of Agronomy|volume=5|issue=2|pages=44–59|doi=10.21704/pja.v5i2.1773 |s2cid=245033466 |issn=2616-4477|doi-access=free}}

Philippines

Insect species eaten in the Philippines:

Reunion

Samoa

South Africa

South Korea

Thailand

Some of the most commonly consumed insects in Thailand are:

Heterometrus longimanus (Asian forest scorpion) is also consumed.

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

;Coleoptera

;Hemiptera

;Odonata

;Hymenoptera

;Orthoptera

;Isoptera

;Lepidoptera

;Homoptera

Tonga

Wallis and Futuna

Zimbabwe

  • Flying termites/ [https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/edible-insects-series-4/ Izinhlwa] in Northern Ndebele language
  • Solder termites/ Amagenga in Northern Ndebele language
  • Mopane worms/ [https://www.umthunywa.co.zw/pheka-lomamoyo-amacimbi/ Amacimbi] in Northern Ndebele{{Cite web |date=2024-01-05 |title=Ndebele {{!}} Southern Africa, Matabele, Bantu {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ndebele-Zimbabwean-people |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}} language
  • Edible stink bugs/ Umtshiphela in Northern Ndebele language

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