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List of edible insects by country

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

Australia

Burkina Faso

Brazil

Colombia

Ant

Beetle

Caterpillar

Dobsonfly

Grasshopper

Stinkbug

Termites

Wasp

China

Wasp species eaten in Yunnan, China:

Other insects consumed in China:

European Union

(Mainly: Netherland & Belgium)

Fiji

India

Indonesia

Insect species eaten in Indonesia:

Kalimantan

Papua Province

Laos

Insect species eaten in Vientiane Province, Laos:

Madagascar

Insects eaten in Madagascar:

Malaysia

Insects eaten in Sabah:

and in Sarawak:

Mali

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

The Southern Region of Mali consume caterpillar species such as:

Mexico

New Caledonia

New Zealand

Peru

Insect species eaten in Peru:

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

Venezuela

Wallis and Futuna

Zimbabwe

References