Table 5. Most consumed insects as food resources traditionally in Oceania

Country	Scientific and common name of consumed insects		Consumed type
Papua New Guinea	Rhynchophorus ferrugineus	Sago grub	Larvae
	Locusts		Adult
	Crickets		Adult
	Mantis		Adult
Australia	Cossidae		Larvae
	Noctuidae		Larvae
	Cerambycide		Larvae
	Bees		Adult, honey

Sources: Macfarlane (1978), Mercer (1993), Meyer-Rochow and Changkija (1997).