Table 1 Main edible insects in the area of Sandrandahy
From: “It is edible, so we eat it”: Insect supply and consumption in the central highlands of Madagascar
Malagasy name | English name | Latin name | Consumption/Season |
|---|---|---|---|
Landikely Zana-dandy: larva Soherina: pupa | Domesticated silkworm | Bombyx mori | Chrysalis eaten, Sept-May |
Landibe Zana-dandy: larva Soherina: pupa | Wild silkworm | Borocera cajani Borocera madagascariensis | Chrysalis eaten, May–July and Nov-Dec |
Jorery | Cicadoidea | Eaten Nov-Feb | |
Valala | Locust | Locusta migratoria | Eaten whole year, periodically/unregularly |
Sakivy | Larva in general for Coleoptera | Larva eaten, rainy season (Oct-March) | |
Abado: larva Voangory: adult | June bug | Amphimallon solstitiale Phyllophaga sp. | Larva and adult eaten, rainy season (Oct-March) |
Abado: larva Voangory: adult | May beetle | Serica sp. | Larva and adult eaten, rainy season (Oct-March) |
Voanosy | Beetles | Examples: Rina nigra | Larva and adult eaten, rainy season (Oct-March) |
Voangory | Scarab beetles and others | Examples: Hexodon unicolor Rhynchophorus sp. Bricoptis variolosa Tenebrio molitor Scarites sp. | Larva and adult eaten, rainy season (Oct-March) |
Akitra or Angeli-kary | Field cricket | Gryllus bimaculatus | Eaten by children, periodically/unregularly |
Angeli-kary or Zazavery | House cricket | Acheta domesticus | Eaten by children, periodically/unregularly |