Table 1. Current status of edible insects approved as food ingredients in Korea

No.	Scientific name	Common name	Image	Basis for approval
1	Oxya japonica thunberg	Rice grasshopper		Historical consumption basis
2	Bombyx mori	Silkworm larvae/pupae		Historical consumption basis
3	Bombyx batryticatus	Bombycis corpus		Historical consumption basis
4	Tenebrio molitor	Mealworm		Temporarily approved → General ingredient ('16.03)
5	Gryllus bimaculatus	Two-spotted cricket		Temporarily approved → General ingredient ('16.03)
6	Allomyrina dichotoma	Rhinoceros beetle		Temporarily approved → General ingredient ('16.12)
7	Protaetia brevitarsis	White-spotted flower chafer larvae		Temporarily approved → General ingredient ('16.12)
8	Zophobas morio	Superworm		Temporarily approved ('20.01)
9	Apis mellifera	Honeybee larvae		Temporarily approved ('20.07)
10	Locusta migratoria	Migratory locust		Temporarily approved ('21.09)

Data from MFDS (2021).