Chondacris rosea |
Acrididae |
Short horned grasshopper |
Mirbo (G) Takam kamrak (N) |
Sept-Nov |
Adult stage is consumed boiled, fried, or as paste (chutney). Some insects are smoked for further use. Wings, appendages and lower portion of abdomen are discarded. |
Economically important, because of its taste and palatable size. |
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Heiroglyphus sp. |
Acrididae |
Short horned grasshopper |
Mirbo (G) Eshi tech takam (N) |
Sept-Dec |
Adult stage is consumed. Fried, used with boiled vegetables or paste (chutney) to take with local alcohol/beverage. Antennae and appendages are discarded. |
Highly esteemed by all age groups. Collected from paddy fields. |
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Diabolocanthops innotabilis |
Acrididae |
Clown grasshopper |
Ili konkam (G) Timi kamchi (N) |
Sept-Oct |
Adult stage is consumed. Fried and boiled or smoked. Antennae and wings are discarded. |
Moderately liked by all age groups. |
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Schistocerca sp. |
Acrididae |
locust |
Komak joba(G) Takam soik (N) |
Sept-Nov |
Adult stage is consumed. Fried and boiled with some leafy vegetables. Wings, antennae, appendages and lower portion of abdomen (supposed to contain intestinal parasite) are discarded. |
Esteemed by all age groups. |
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Leptysma sp. (American genus, but given as such by Zool Survey of India, Kolkata) |
Acrididae |
Short horned grasshopper |
Takam hilak (G) Takam pario tokcho (N) |
Aug-Oct |
Adult stage is consumed. Boiled, roasted and paste is made. Anal cirri and antennae are discarded. |
Esteemed by all age groups. |
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Brachytrypes sp. (African genus, but given as such by Zool Survey of India, Kolkata) |
Gryllidae |
Cricket |
Yarup (G) Takam Yarup (N) |
Sept-Nov |
Adult stage is consumed. Fried, used in boiled vegetables or as paste (chutney) to take with local alcohol. Antennae and limb appendages are discarded. |
Highly preferred by all age groups. |
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Tarbinskiellus orientalis |
Gryllidae |
Cricket |
Komdruk (G) |
May-Sept |
Adult stage is consumed. Fried or roasted. |
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Gryllotalpa sp. |
Gryllotalpidae |
Mole cricket |
Yarup (G) Takam gajir (N) |
Sept-Dec |
Adult stage is consumed. Boiled, roasted and as paste. Nothing is discarded. |
This insect is also used as bait to catch fowl, bird, fishes, etc. |
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Unidentified |
Phaneropteridae |
Round headed katydid |
Kombuk (G) Atu rungne (N) |
Sept-Oct |
Adult stage is consumed. Fried, paste (chutney) is made and boiled. Antennae are discarded. |
A very sought after food insect; liked by everyone. |
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Schizodactylus monstrosus |
Schizodactylidae |
Sand cricket |
Nyanyir (G) Ayu pokung (N) |
May-July |
Adult stage is consumed fried or roasted. |
Not consumed by Nyishi people. |
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Conocephalus sp. |
Tettigoniidae |
Katydid |
Kombuk (G) Atu rungne (N) |
Sept-Oct |
Adult stage is consumed fried or as paste (chutney) and boiled. Antennae are discarded. |
A highly esteemed food insect for everyone. |
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Arachnacaris sp. |
Tettigoniidae |
Katydid |
Kombuk (G) Atu rugnu hoie (N) |
Sept-Oct |
Adult stage is consumed fried and boiled or roasted. Appendages and antennae are discarded. |
Preferred by children. |
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Microcentrum sp. (American genus, but given as such by Zool Survey of India, Kolkata) |
Tettigoniidae |
Katydid |
Abo ngomdir (G) Takam yash (N) |
Aug-Oct |
Adult stage is consumed. Boiled with vegetables. Wings are discarded. |
Consumed by all age groups, but no by Nyishi people. |
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Chloracris brullei |
Tettigoniidae |
Katydid |
Komle (G) Paie kamge (N) |
Sept-Oct |
Adult stage is consumed boiled or as paste. Wings and antennae are discarded. |
Consumed by all age groups. |
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Unidentified |
Tettigoniidae |
Katydid |
Mir apo (G) Kamar dodar (N) |
Sept-Oct |
Larval form is consumed. Paste is made along with dried bamboo shoot. |
Larvae are preferred to adults. |
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Unidentified |
Tettigoniidae |
Katydid |
Yan pedak (G) Atu rungne (N) |
Aug-Nov |
Adult stage is consumed boiled and roasted. Wings and appendages are discarded. |
Adults are preferred to larvae. |
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Unidentified |
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Kompe rene (G) Eshi tech takam (N) |
Aug-Oct |
Adult stage is consumed fried and boiled. Antennae to be discarded. |
Consumed by all age groups. |