Table 2.
Edible insect species with a high potential for consumption.
| Order | Vernacular Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|---|
| Coleoptera | Lesser mealworm | Alphitobius diaperinus |
| Coleoptera | Black fungus beetle | Alphitobius laevigatua |
| Coleoptera | Palm weevil | Rhynchophorus ferrugineus |
| Coleoptera | Mealworm | Tenebrio molitor |
| Coleoptera | Giant mealworm | Zophobas atratus |
| Diptera | Blowfly | Chrysomya chloropyga |
| Diptera | Black soldier fly | Hermetia illucens |
| Diptera | Housefly | Musca domestica |
| Hymenoptera | European honeybee | Apis mellifera |
| Hymenoptera | Leafcutter ant | Atta laevigata |
| Lepidoptera | Lesser wax moth | Achroia grisella |
| Lepidoptera | Silkworm/domestic silk moth | Bombyx mori |
| Lepidoptera | Greater wax moth | Galleria mellonella |
| Lepidoptera | Mopane worm/caterpillar | Gonimbrasia belina |
| Orthoptera | House cricket | Acheta domesticus |
| Orthoptera | Tropical house cricket | Gryllodes sigillatus |
| Orthoptera | Jamaican field cricket | Gryllus assimilis |
| Orthoptera | Two-spotted cricket | Gryllus bimaculatus |
| Orthoptera | European field circket | Gryllus campestris |
| Orthoptera | African migratory locust | Locusta migratoria migratorioides |
| Orthoptera | Bush-cricket | Mecopoda elongata |
| Orthoptera | Grasshoppers | Oxya spp. |
| Orthoptera | Grasshoppers | Melanoplus spp. |
| Orthoptera | Grasshoppers | Hieroglyphus spp. |
| Orthoptera | Bombay locust | Acrida spp. Patanga succincta |
| Orthoptera | American grasshopper | Schistocerca americana |
| Orthoptera | Desert locust | Schistocerca gregaria |
| Orthoptera | Common cricket | Teleogryllus mitratus |