Table 4. Most consumed insects as food resources traditionally in Asia

Country	Scientific and common name of consumed insects		Consumed type
Korea	Bombyx mori	Silkworm	Pupae
	Oxya velox	Grasshopper	Adult
Japan	Oxya yezoensis	Grasshopper	Adult
	Oxya japonica	Grasshopper	Adult
	Vespula lewisii	Bee	Larvae, pupae
	Bombyx mori	Silkworm	Pupae, female adult
China	Bombyx mori	Silkworm	Pupae
	Antheraea pernyi	Tussah silkworm	Pupae
	Tenebrio molitor	Mealworm	Larvae
	Polyrhachis dives	Weaver ants	Adult
	Apis cerana	Honey bee	Larvae, pupae
	Locusta migratoria	Locust	Adult
	Coccoidea	Scale insect	Adult
	Cicadoidea	Cicadas	Adult
	Apongopus chinensis	Stinkbugs	Adult
	Odontotermes formosanus	Termites	Adult
	Anax parthenope	Dragonfly	Nymphs
India	Samia cynthia	Eri silkworm	Larvae, pupae, adult
	Corizus hyoscyami	Cinnamon bug	Adult
	Termits	Termits	Adult (winged, queen)
	Schistocerca gregaria	Locust	Adult
	Honey bee		Adult
	Udonga montana	Pentatomid bug	Adult
Thailand	Oecophylla smaragdina	Weaver ant	Adult
	Meimuna opalifera	Walker’s cicada	Adult
	Allonemobius fasciatus	Ground cricket	Adult
	Anurogryllus arboreus	Short tailed cricket	Adult
	Belostomatidae	Giant water bug	Adult
	Bombyx mori	Silkworm	Pupae
	Cotinis nitida	June beetle	Adult
	Omphisa fuscidentalis	Bamboo caterpillar	Larvae

Sources: Chakravorty (2014), DeFoliart (1999), Feng et al. (2018), Pemberton (1994), Raheem et al. (2018).